Q2 EPS Estimates for Murphy Oil Cut by Capital One Financial

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Murphy Oil in a research note issued on Thursday, May 15th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.55 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.75. 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 $0.80 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.30 EPS.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.08. Murphy Oil had a return on equity of 7.66% and a net margin of 13.44%. The business had revenue of $665.71 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $684.89 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.85 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 15.4% on a year-over-year basis.

MUR has been the subject of a number of other reports. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 9th. UBS Group cut their price target on Murphy Oil from $28.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Roth Capital cut Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $27.00 to $25.00 in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Mizuho lowered Murphy Oil from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $32.00 to $31.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Murphy Oil presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $29.31.

Murphy Oil Trading Down 0.0%

Murphy Oil stock opened at $21.61 on Monday. Murphy Oil has a 12-month low of $18.95 and a 12-month high of $43.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.03 and a beta of 1.10. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $23.18 and a 200 day moving average of $27.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Murphy Oil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th will be issued a $0.325 dividend. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.02%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th. Murphy Oil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Murphy Oil

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Barclays PLC lifted its position in Murphy Oil by 399.4% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,012,944 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $34,177,000 after purchasing an additional 810,104 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 59.8% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,835 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $207,000 after buying an additional 2,559 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 50.9% in the 4th quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 11,467 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $347,000 after acquiring an additional 3,870 shares during the last quarter. EMC Capital Management grew its position in Murphy Oil by 628.0% in the fourth quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 8,008 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $242,000 after acquiring an additional 6,908 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Murphy Oil during the fourth quarter worth approximately $113,000. 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.