Murphy Oil (MUR) Competitors $23.94 -0.68 (-2.74%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.56 +0.63 (+2.63%) As of 07/3/2025 04:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MUR vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, COP, DVN, EOG, MGY, MTDR, OVV, and SMShould you be buying Murphy Oil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Murphy Oil include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), ConocoPhillips (COP), Devon Energy (DVN), EOG Resources (EOG), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Ovintiv (OVV), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Murphy Oil vs. Its Competitors APA Chord Energy Diamondback Energy ConocoPhillips Devon Energy EOG Resources Magnolia Oil & Gas Matador Resources Ovintiv SM Energy APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor APA or MUR? In the previous week, APA had 11 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for APA and 10 mentions for Murphy Oil. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Murphy Oil's score of 0.51 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Murphy Oil 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is APA or MUR a better dividend stock? APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murphy Oil pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Murphy Oil has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Murphy Oil is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is APA or MUR more profitable? Murphy Oil has a net margin of 13.47% compared to APA's net margin of 9.75%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Murphy Oil's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA9.75% 23.22% 7.63% Murphy Oil 13.47%6.81%3.75% Do analysts rate APA or MUR? APA presently has a consensus price target of $24.72, indicating a potential upside of 26.88%. Murphy Oil has a consensus price target of $29.08, indicating a potential upside of 21.48%. Given APA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe APA is more favorable than Murphy Oil.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 3 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.06Murphy Oil 2 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.93 Do institutionals and insiders believe in APA or MUR? 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Murphy Oil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, APA or MUR? APA has higher revenue and earnings than Murphy Oil. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murphy Oil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAPA$9.74B0.72$804M$2.787.01Murphy Oil$3.03B1.13$407.17M$2.609.21 Which has more risk & volatility, APA or MUR? APA has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murphy Oil has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAPA beats Murphy Oil on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Murphy Oil News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MUR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MUR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MUR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMurphy OilOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.49B$8.08B$7.64B$20.72BDividend Yield5.31%5.26%10.91%3.72%P/E Ratio9.2110.9361.4528.07Price / Sales1.1311.5621,883.7838.44Price / Cash2.7615.6736.2422.53Price / Book0.651.763.344.58Net Income$407.17M$568.61M$4.21B$985.54M7 Day Performance4.23%0.10%1.85%2.79%1 Month Performance11.09%5.37%5.87%5.46%1 Year Performance-40.34%1.75%103.16%15.06% Murphy Oil Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MURMurphy Oil4.8728 of 5 stars$23.94-2.7%$29.08+21.5%-42.0%$3.49B$3.03B9.21690News CoverageAnalyst RevisionAPAAPA3.7602 of 5 stars$18.29-1.5%$24.72+35.2%-33.8%$6.61B$10.42B6.582,305CHRDChord Energy4.856 of 5 stars$96.85-1.9%$152.54+57.5%-39.9%$5.59B$5.25B6.48530News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFANGDiamondback Energy4.8835 of 5 stars$137.40-1.7%$193.13+40.6%-32.0%$40.14B$11.07B8.40970Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionCOPConocoPhillips4.9786 of 5 stars$89.82-0.4%$121.50+35.3%-17.9%$113.55B$56.95B11.4111,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDVNDevon Energy4.8337 of 5 stars$31.84-1.3%$43.50+36.6%-31.0%$20.44B$15.94B7.251,800Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionEOGEOG Resources4.5612 of 5 stars$119.63-1.0%$139.48+16.6%-1.8%$65.29B$23.39B11.102,850Positive NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.4521 of 5 stars$22.51-1.9%$27.00+19.9%-10.2%$4.33B$1.35B11.20210News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionMTDRMatador Resources4.6491 of 5 stars$47.72-1.0%$69.06+44.7%-17.0%$5.97B$3.50B6.41290OVVOvintiv4.8375 of 5 stars$38.12-0.8%$54.69+43.5%-16.3%$9.90B$9.15B16.221,623News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSMSM Energy4.813 of 5 stars$24.73-1.5%$42.08+70.2%-43.0%$2.83B$2.95B3.46540Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Alternatives Chord Energy Alternatives Diamondback Energy Alternatives ConocoPhillips Alternatives Devon Energy Alternatives EOG Resources Alternatives Magnolia Oil & Gas Alternatives Matador Resources Alternatives Ovintiv Alternatives SM Energy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MUR) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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