Murphy Oil (MUR) Competitors

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of XOM or MUR?

61.8% of Exxon Mobil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Exxon Mobil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Murphy Oil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, XOM or MUR?

Exxon Mobil has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murphy Oil has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, XOM or MUR?

Exxon Mobil has higher revenue and earnings than Murphy Oil. Murphy Oil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exxon Mobil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Exxon Mobil	$349.59B	1.39	$33.68B	$7.84	14.12
Murphy Oil	$3.03B	1.32	$407.17M	$2.69	10.16

Is XOM or MUR more profitable?

Murphy Oil has a net margin of 13.44% compared to Exxon Mobil's net margin of 9.63%. Exxon Mobil's return on equity of 12.92% beat Murphy Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exxon Mobil	9.63%	12.92%	7.63%
Murphy Oil	13.44%	7.66%	4.28%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XOM or MUR?

Exxon Mobil received 927 more outperform votes than Murphy Oil when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.53% of users gave Exxon Mobil an outperform vote while only 48.01% of users gave Murphy Oil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Exxon Mobil	Outperform Votes 1374 59.53%	Underperform Votes 934 40.47%
Murphy Oil	Outperform Votes 447 48.01%	Underperform Votes 484 51.99%

Does the media refer more to XOM or MUR?

In the previous week, Exxon Mobil had 109 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 117 mentions for Exxon Mobil and 8 mentions for Murphy Oil. Exxon Mobil's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Murphy Oil's score of 0.17 indicating that Exxon Mobil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Exxon Mobil	98 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Murphy Oil	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend XOM or MUR?

Exxon Mobil presently has a consensus price target of $129.25, suggesting a potential upside of 16.79%. Murphy Oil has a consensus price target of $36.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.01%. Given Murphy Oil's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Murphy Oil is more favorable than Exxon Mobil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exxon Mobil	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Murphy Oil	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21

Is XOM or MUR a better dividend stock?

Exxon Mobil pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Exxon Mobil pays out 50.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murphy Oil pays out 48.3% 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. Exxon Mobil has increased its dividend for 42 consecutive years. Murphy Oil is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Exxon Mobil beats Murphy Oil on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.