Murphy Oil Q2 EPS Increased by Capital One Financial

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Murphy Oil in a report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.64. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.31 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on MUR. Roth Capital set a $37.00 price objective on Murphy Oil in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Truist Financial lowered Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $31.00 in a research report on Friday, January 31st. KeyCorp decreased their price target on Murphy Oil from $50.00 to $37.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Mizuho decreased their price target on Murphy Oil from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating and set a $37.00 price target on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Murphy Oil presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.31.

Murphy Oil Trading Down 1.5 %

Shares of MUR opened at $25.27 on Monday. Murphy Oil has a 12-month low of $22.90 and a 12-month high of $49.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.39 and a beta of 2.18. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $28.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.53.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.27). Murphy Oil had a return on equity of 7.66% and a net margin of 13.44%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.90 EPS.

Murphy Oil Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.325 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.14%. This is an increase from Murphy Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Murphy Oil’s dividend payout ratio is 48.33%.

Insider Activity

In other Murphy Oil news, Director Claiborne P. Deming acquired 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $26.47 per share, with a total value of $1,323,500.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 931,651 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,660,801.97. This represents a 5.67 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Meenambigai Palanivelu bought 1,573 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $26.70 per share, with a total value of $41,999.10. Following the acquisition, the vice president now owns 37,065 shares in the company, valued at approximately $989,635.50. This represents a 4.43 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 5.95% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Murphy Oil

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lindenwold Advisors INC grew its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC now owns 10,529 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $355,000 after acquiring an additional 358 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 25,069 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $759,000 after acquiring an additional 450 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 32.9% in the 4th quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 471 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 266.8% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 741 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 539 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 14.5% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,276 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $144,000 after acquiring an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.31% of the company’s stock.

About Murphy Oil

Murphy Oil Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as Murphy Corporation and changed its name to Murphy Oil Corporation in 1964.