Murphy Oil (MUR) Competitors $20.59 -0.28 (-1.34%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MUR vs. XOM, CVX, HES, OXY, AR, PR, OVV, RRC, VNOM, and HESMShould you be buying Murphy Oil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Murphy Oil include Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Hess (HES), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), Ovintiv (OVV), Range Resources (RRC), Viper Energy (VNOM), and Hess Midstream (HESM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Murphy Oil vs. Exxon Mobil Chevron Hess Occidental Petroleum Antero Resources Permian Resources Ovintiv Range Resources Viper Energy Hess Midstream Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) and Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership. Is MUR or XOM 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 Murphy Oil13.44% 7.66% 4.28% Exxon Mobil 9.63%12.92%7.63% Do analysts recommend MUR or XOM? Murphy Oil presently has a consensus price target of $33.15, suggesting a potential upside of 59.55%. Exxon Mobil has a consensus price target of $126.95, suggesting a potential upside of 22.14%. Given Murphy Oil's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Murphy Oil is more favorable than Exxon Mobil.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Murphy Oil 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.15Exxon Mobil 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Does the media favor MUR or XOM? In the previous week, Exxon Mobil had 90 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 107 mentions for Exxon Mobil and 17 mentions for Murphy Oil. Exxon Mobil's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Murphy Oil's score of 0.63 indicating that Exxon Mobil is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Murphy Oil 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Exxon Mobil 62 Very Positive mention(s) 18 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MUR or XOM? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMurphy Oil$3.02B0.98$407.17M$2.697.72Exxon Mobil$339.25B1.33$33.68B$7.8413.26 Does the MarketBeat Community favor MUR or XOM? Exxon Mobil received 930 more outperform votes than Murphy Oil when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.58% of users gave Exxon Mobil an outperform vote while only 47.66% of users gave Murphy Oil an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMurphy OilOutperform Votes44847.66% Underperform Votes49252.34% Exxon MobilOutperform Votes137859.58% Underperform Votes93540.42% Which has more risk & volatility, MUR or XOM? Murphy Oil has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exxon Mobil has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MUR or XOM a better dividend stock? Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Exxon Mobil pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Murphy Oil pays out 48.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exxon Mobil pays out 50.5% 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 raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years. Murphy Oil is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders believe in MUR or XOM? 78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of Exxon Mobil shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Murphy Oil shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Exxon Mobil shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryExxon Mobil beats Murphy Oil on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 OilCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.97B$7.18B$6.78B$18.57BDividend Yield6.63%24.28%11.08%4.25%P/E Ratio7.729.3941.9031.10Price / Sales0.985.8018,822.1526.41Price / Cash3.187.3835.4317.54Price / Book0.571.473.354.29Net Income$407.17M$1.10B$4.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.87%1.36%1.74%4.22%1 Month Performance-20.25%-8.76%-7.73%-6.80%1 Year Performance-55.82%-21.41%-6.41%-0.08% Murphy Oil Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MURMurphy Oil4.9014 of 5 stars$20.59-1.3%$33.15+61.0%-55.6%$2.94B$3.02B7.65690Analyst ForecastGap DownXOMExxon Mobil4.8932 of 5 stars$102.82-1.5%$128.80+25.3%-14.4%$445.61B$339.25B13.1062,000Analyst ForecastCVXChevron4.9183 of 5 stars$139.85-2.4%$174.13+24.5%-14.8%$245.89B$193.41B14.3743,800Analyst DowngradeGap UpHESHess4.659 of 5 stars$130.34-2.4%$170.60+30.9%-16.2%$40.23B$12.90B14.501,620Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap UpOXYOccidental Petroleum4.6741 of 5 stars$38.73-4.5%$59.82+54.4%-45.4%$36.44B$26.73B15.8912,000Analyst DowngradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeARAntero Resources4.6913 of 5 stars$34.07+1.8%$42.24+24.0%+11.0%$10.58B$4.12B106.23590Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpPRPermian Resources4.7541 of 5 stars$10.87+1.1%$19.13+76.0%-37.7%$8.73B$5.00B6.58220Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpOVVOvintiv4.8031 of 5 stars$32.72-0.7%$57.17+74.7%-39.0%$8.50B$9.15B4.331,740Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeRRCRange Resources4.8041 of 5 stars$33.47+0.0%$41.70+24.6%-7.5%$8.07B$2.35B16.88540Analyst ForecastVNOMViper Energy4.2415 of 5 stars$37.46-0.5%$58.77+56.9%-7.0%$7.94B$859.75M16.00711Positive NewsHESMHess Midstream3.7661 of 5 stars$36.12-2.9%$43.00+19.1%+1.1%$7.86B$1.49B14.47200Positive NewsGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Exxon Mobil Alternatives Chevron Alternatives Hess Alternatives Occidental Petroleum Alternatives Antero Resources Alternatives Permian Resources Alternatives Ovintiv Alternatives Range Resources Alternatives Viper Energy Alternatives Hess Midstream 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 4/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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