Q3 Earnings Forecast for Murphy USA Issued By Zacks Research

Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Murphy USA in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $6.97 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $7.00. The consensus estimate for Murphy USA's current full-year earnings is $23.60 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Murphy USA's Q4 2025 earnings at $7.21 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $25.88 EPS.

Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The specialty retailer reported $7.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.64 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $5.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.54 billion. Murphy USA had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 62.73%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $7.69 earnings per share.

Separately, StockNews.com raised Murphy USA from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $509.40.

Murphy USA Trading Down 1.1 %

Murphy USA stock traded down $5.43 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $476.54. The company had a trading volume of 180,788 shares, compared to its average volume of 178,686. The firm has a market cap of $9.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $516.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $505.97. Murphy USA has a 12-month low of $350.55 and a 12-month high of $561.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.19, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.41.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Murphy USA

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MUSA. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Murphy USA by 22.2% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 8,385 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $4,133,000 after buying an additional 1,526 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in shares of Murphy USA during the fourth quarter valued at $11,529,000. Oak Thistle LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Murphy USA in the fourth quarter valued at $1,207,000. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in Murphy USA by 6.1% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 35,240 shares of the specialty retailer's stock worth $17,369,000 after buying an additional 2,028 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in Murphy USA during the third quarter valued at about $1,573,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.81% of the company's stock.

Murphy USA Company Profile

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.