Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Murphy Oil Q2 Earnings

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR - Free Report) - Analysts at Capital One Financial raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.95 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.94. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil's current full-year earnings is $3.33 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Murphy Oil's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.60 EPS.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.35 EPS 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 last year, the business earned $0.90 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $37.00 to $34.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $35.00 to $31.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. KeyCorp cut their price target on Murphy Oil from $50.00 to $37.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their target price on Murphy Oil from $39.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $36.33.

Murphy Oil Trading Up 0.9 %

NYSE:MUR traded up $0.24 on Monday, reaching $26.71. 2,872,476 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,541,974. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.93 and a beta of 2.14. Murphy Oil has a 1-year low of $25.26 and a 1-year high of $49.14. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The company's 50 day moving average is $30.45 and its 200-day moving average is $33.56.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Murphy Oil

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 230,866 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $6,986,000 after acquiring an additional 10,369 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Murphy Oil in the 4th quarter worth approximately $678,000. Simmons Bank raised its stake in Murphy Oil by 43.6% during the 4th quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 43,668 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $1,321,000 after buying an additional 13,262 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,857,702 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $56,214,000 after buying an additional 13,263 shares during the period. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 67.5% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 6,337 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $192,000 after buying an additional 2,553 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.31% of the company's stock.

Murphy Oil Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.325 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This is a boost from Murphy Oil's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.87%. Murphy Oil's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.33%.

Murphy Oil Company Profile

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.