Murphy Oil (MUR) Competitors $32.26 -0.10 (-0.31%) (As of 11:52 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MUR vs. XOM, CVX, OXY, HES, EC, MRO, PR, OVV, VNOM, and ARShould you be buying Murphy Oil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Murphy Oil include Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Hess (HES), Ecopetrol (EC), Marathon Oil (MRO), Permian Resources (PR), Ovintiv (OVV), Viper Energy (VNOM), and Antero Resources (AR). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector. Murphy Oil vs. Exxon Mobil Chevron Occidental Petroleum Hess Ecopetrol Marathon Oil Permian Resources Ovintiv Viper Energy Antero Resources Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) and Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Is MUR or XOM a better dividend stock? Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Exxon Mobil pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Murphy Oil pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exxon Mobil pays out 49.3% 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 raised its dividend for 42 consecutive years. Murphy Oil is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, MUR or XOM? Murphy Oil has a beta of 2.18, meaning that its share price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exxon Mobil has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate MUR or XOM? Murphy Oil presently has a consensus price target of $40.92, indicating a potential upside of 26.44%. Exxon Mobil has a consensus price target of $129.95, indicating a potential upside of 10.27%. Given Murphy Oil's higher possible upside, 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 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36Exxon Mobil 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MUR or XOM? 78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Exxon Mobil shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MUR or XOM more profitable? Murphy Oil has a net margin of 14.78% compared to Exxon Mobil's net margin of 9.61%. Exxon Mobil's return on equity of 14.73% beat Murphy Oil's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Murphy Oil14.78% 9.22% 5.18% Exxon Mobil 9.61%14.73%8.60% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MUR or XOM? Exxon Mobil received 924 more outperform votes than Murphy Oil when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.62% of users gave Exxon Mobil an outperform vote while only 48.10% of users gave Murphy Oil an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMurphy OilOutperform Votes44248.10% Underperform Votes47751.90% Exxon MobilOutperform Votes136659.62% Underperform Votes92540.38% Does the media prefer MUR or XOM? In the previous week, Exxon Mobil had 64 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for Exxon Mobil and 7 mentions for Murphy Oil. Exxon Mobil's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Murphy Oil's score of 0.87 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Exxon Mobil 51 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$3.46B1.36$661.56M$3.1010.44Exxon Mobil$344.58B1.50$36.01B$8.0314.68 SummaryExxon Mobil beats Murphy Oil on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyThis company will win the AI race Rome wasn’t built in a day… But there is another lesser-known type of keystone, one that plays an equally critical role in supporting the most revolutionary technology the world’s ever seen… artificial intelligence. And without it, the entire AI industry would collapse. You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. 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$4.74B$7.88B$8.22B$20.56BDividend Yield3.70%23.25%11.26%3.44%P/E Ratio10.4411.1215.3636.48Price / Sales1.366.73121.8119.18Price / Cash3.176.9412.2318.69Price / Book0.901.833.815.73Net Income$661.56M$1.16B$939.42M$984.45M7 Day Performance-0.22%-0.84%0.48%0.65%1 Month Performance4.02%11.03%6.69%6.67%1 Year Performance-25.20%-0.76%6.96%24.58% Murphy Oil Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MURMurphy Oil4.9452 of 5 stars$32.26-0.3%$40.92+26.8%-25.2%$4.70B$3.46B10.41690News CoverageXOMExxon Mobil4.7912 of 5 stars$117.37-0.5%$129.95+10.7%+14.4%$515.85B$344.58B14.6062,000Positive NewsCVXChevron4.4853 of 5 stars$161.20-0.5%$175.56+8.9%+12.0%$289.69B$194.01B17.6145,600Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsOXYOccidental Petroleum4.8229 of 5 stars$50.27-0.6%$63.25+25.8%-14.3%$47.17B$28.92B13.0812,570Analyst DowngradeHESHess4.1746 of 5 stars$145.83-0.9%$163.30+12.0%+4.2%$44.93B$12.71B17.151,756Short Interest ↑ECEcopetrol2.9718 of 5 stars$7.89-1.7%$8.50+7.7%-38.1%$16.22B$33.22B3.5419,657Short Interest ↓News CoverageMROMarathon Oil3.9958 of 5 stars$28.55flat$30.94+8.4%N/A$15.97B$6.70B12.251,681Analyst ForecastPositive NewsPRPermian Resources4.7321 of 5 stars$15.35-2.0%$18.93+23.3%+15.4%$12.33B$4.83B9.27461Positive NewsOVVOvintiv4.8391 of 5 stars$44.36-2.3%$56.65+27.7%+0.1%$11.55B$10.13B6.021,743Analyst RevisionPositive NewsVNOMViper Energy2.8826 of 5 stars$54.11+0.3%$57.20+5.7%+77.0%$10.19B$827.70M23.22711Analyst ForecastARAntero Resources3.2593 of 5 stars$31.80-2.7%$33.50+5.3%+33.1%$9.89B$4.68B233.50590Short Interest ↑Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Exxon Mobil Alternatives Chevron Alternatives Occidental Petroleum Alternatives Hess Alternatives Ecopetrol Alternatives Marathon Oil Alternatives Permian Resources Alternatives Ovintiv Alternatives Viper Energy Alternatives Antero Resources Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:MUR) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour bank is lying to you.You might think you have your money in a high-yield savings account, but do you really? 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