Vise Technologies Inc. Buys Shares of 20,632 Murphy Oil Corporation $MUR

Vise Technologies Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 20,632 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock, valued at approximately $672,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Murphy Oil in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $626,514,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 3.0% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,171,385 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $337,081,000 after purchasing an additional 238,326 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,572,610 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $174,144,000 after buying an additional 143,125 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 105.6% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,310,884 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $136,574,000 after buying an additional 1,700,498 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,656,394 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $75,468,000 after buying an additional 204,349 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.31% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Roth Capital reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $36.00 target price on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $36.00 price objective on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays downgraded Murphy Oil from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $38.00 to $34.00 in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Murphy Oil in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $37.58.

Key Murphy Oil News

Here are the key news stories impacting Murphy Oil this week:

• Negative Sentiment: Zacks sharply lowered its Q3 2026 EPS forecast to $0.39 from $0.89 and cut its FY2027 estimate to $2.50 from $2.86. FY2028 EPS was also reduced to $2.65 from $2.87. Additional cuts affected Q1 and Q2 2027 and Q1 and Q2 2028 estimates, reinforcing concerns about Murphy Oil’s medium-term earnings trajectory.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks trimmed its FY2026 EPS forecast slightly to $2.97 from $2.98, versus the broader consensus estimate of $2.98. The revisions suggest analysts may be reassessing commodity-price assumptions, production expectations, or operating costs.
• Positive Sentiment: One offsetting revision was a higher Q4 2027 EPS forecast of $0.77, up from $0.69, although this isolated increase was outweighed by the broader reductions.
• Neutral Sentiment: Murphy Oil shares recently gained 3.8% in one session and were reported to be up 79.3% over the past year. However, GuruFocus calculated a GF Value of $35.90 versus a referenced price of $38.28, suggesting the stock may be modestly above that valuation measure. A Look at Murphy Oil Corp After 3.8% Gain

Murphy Oil Stock Performance

NYSE:MUR opened at $37.38 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $35.53 and its 200-day moving average is $36.59. The company has a market cap of $5.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.51 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.85. Murphy Oil Corporation has a 52-week low of $22.62 and a 52-week high of $43.34.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.57 by ($0.02). Murphy Oil had a net margin of 9.74% and a return on equity of 6.63%. The company had revenue of $926.33 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $888.51 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.27 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 33.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Murphy Oil Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 17th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. Murphy Oil’s dividend payout ratio is 69.31%.

Murphy Oil Profile

Murphy Oil Corporation is an independent upstream oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. The company’s operations encompass conventional onshore and offshore reservoirs, with an emphasis on liquids-rich properties and deepwater assets. Through a combination of proprietary technologies and strategic joint ventures, Murphy Oil seeks to optimize recovery rates and manage its portfolio to balance long-term resource development with operational flexibility.

Murphy Oil’s exploration and production activities are geographically diversified.