Capital One Financial Cuts Earnings Estimates for Murphy Oil

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR - Free Report) - Capital One Financial lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Murphy Oil in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 16th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.56 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.61. 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 $0.92 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.07 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Murphy Oil from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $33.00 to $28.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Roth Capital set a $37.00 price objective on Murphy Oil in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $34.00 to $32.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $28.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $32.77.

Murphy Oil Stock Performance

MUR stock traded down $0.47 during trading on Friday, hitting $20.90. 2,405,954 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,056,346. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. Murphy Oil has a 52 week low of $18.95 and a 52 week high of $46.91. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $25.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $29.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.77 and a beta of 1.68.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by ($0.27). Murphy Oil had a net margin of 13.44% and a return on equity of 7.66%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.90 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Huntington National Bank raised its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 342.8% in the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 828 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 641 shares during the period. Riverview Trust Co bought a new stake in Murphy Oil during the first quarter valued at about $26,000. GeoWealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Murphy Oil in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. Lindbrook Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 60.5% during the 4th quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 1,441 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 543 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Byrne Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Murphy Oil during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $44,000. 78.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Murphy Oil

In other Murphy Oil news, Director Claiborne P. Deming acquired 50,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $26.47 per share, for a total transaction of $1,323,500.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 931,651 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $24,660,801.97. This trade represents a 5.67 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Meenambigai Palanivelu bought 1,573 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of $26.70 per share, for a total transaction of $41,999.10. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president now owns 37,065 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $989,635.50. This represents a 4.43 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 6.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be paid a $0.325 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.22%. Murphy Oil's dividend payout ratio is presently 48.33%.

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.