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Murphy USA (MUSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$493.76 +2.21 (+0.45%)
Closing price 04/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$494.06 +0.31 (+0.06%)
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About Murphy USA Stock (NYSE:MUSA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$489.50
$496.92
50-Day Range
$434.72
$521.28
52-Week Range
$382.04
$561.08
Volume
191,611 shs
Average Volume
203,794 shs
Market Capitalization
$9.77 billion
P/E Ratio
20.40
Dividend Yield
0.40%
Price Target
$539.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Murphy USA Inc. engages in marketing of retail motor fuel products and convenience merchandise. The company operates retail stores under the Murphy USA, Murphy Express, and QuickChek brands, as well as operates non-fuel convenience stores. It operates retail gasoline stores principally in the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest United States. Murphy USA Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas.

Murphy USA Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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83rd Percentile Overall Score

MUSA MarketRank™: 

Murphy USA scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Murphy USA has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Murphy USA has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Murphy USA's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Murphy USA are expected to grow by 8.58% in the coming year, from $26.45 to $28.72 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Murphy USA is 20.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.76.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Murphy USA is 20.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 22.54.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Murphy USA has a P/B Ratio of 11.90. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Murphy USA's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.70% of the float of Murphy USA has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Murphy USA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Murphy USA has recently decreased by 8.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Murphy USA has a dividend yield of 0.39%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Murphy USA does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Murphy USA is 8.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Murphy USA will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.82% next year. This indicates that Murphy USA will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Murphy USA's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.70% of the float of Murphy USA has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Murphy USA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Murphy USA has recently decreased by 8.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Murphy USA has a news sentiment score of 1.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Murphy USA this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for MUSA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 6 people have added Murphy USA to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Murphy USA insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,695,043.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 9.04% of the stock of Murphy USA is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.81% of the stock of Murphy USA is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Murphy USA's insider trading history.
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MUSA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Murphy USA's stock was trading at $501.75 at the start of the year. Since then, MUSA shares have decreased by 1.6% and is now trading at $493.76.
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Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 5th. The specialty retailer reported $6.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.46 by $0.50. Murphy USA had a net margin of 2.48% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 61.60%.
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Top institutional shareholders of Murphy USA include GAMMA Investing LLC (2.80%), Bessemer Group Inc. (0.36%), Security National Bank (0.27%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert Madison Murphy, R Andrew Clyde, Donald R Smith Jr, James W Keyes, Robert J Chumley, Renee M Bacon, Jennifer Bridges, Christopher A Click, Jeanne Linder Phillips and Rosemary Turner.
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Shares of MUSA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Murphy USA investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/05/2025
Record date for 3/5 Dividend
2/24/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/5 Dividend
2/24/2025
Dividend Payable
3/05/2025
Today
4/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Automotive dealers & gasoline service stations
Sub-Industry
Retail
Current Symbol
NYSE:MUSA
Fax
N/A
Employees
15,100
Year Founded
1996

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$539.00
High Stock Price Target
$600.00
Low Stock Price Target
$435.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.2%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
20.40
Forward P/E Ratio
18.67
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$502.50 million
Pretax Margin
3.22%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$20.24 billion
Cash Flow
$39.69 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.44
Book Value
$41.49 per share
Price / Book
11.90

Miscellaneous

Free Float
18,418,000
Market Cap
$9.77 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.73

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This page (NYSE:MUSA) was last updated on 4/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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