Murphy USA (MUSA) Competitors $521.28 +7.36 (+1.43%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MUSA vs. CVNA, CPNG, CDW, BJ, SFM, BURL, CHWY, ACI, FND, and GAPShould you be buying Murphy USA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Murphy USA include Carvana (CVNA), Coupang (CPNG), CDW (CDW), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Burlington Stores (BURL), Chewy (CHWY), Albertsons Companies (ACI), Floor & Decor (FND), and GAP (GAP). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Murphy USA vs. Carvana Coupang CDW BJ's Wholesale Club Sprouts Farmers Market Burlington Stores Chewy Albertsons Companies Floor & Decor GAP Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) and Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Is CVNA or MUSA more profitable? Murphy USA has a net margin of 2.48% compared to Carvana's net margin of 1.54%. Murphy USA's return on equity of 61.60% beat Carvana's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Carvana1.54% 36.59% 1.79% Murphy USA 2.48%61.60%11.37% Which has more volatility & risk, CVNA or MUSA? Carvana has a beta of 3.61, suggesting that its share price is 261% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murphy USA has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in CVNA or MUSA? 56.7% of Carvana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Murphy USA shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of Carvana shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Murphy USA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate CVNA or MUSA? Carvana presently has a consensus price target of $253.59, suggesting a potential upside of 23.79%. Murphy USA has a consensus price target of $539.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.21%. Given Carvana's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Carvana is more favorable than Murphy USA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Carvana 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Murphy USA 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, CVNA or MUSA? Murphy USA has higher revenue and earnings than Carvana. Murphy USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carvana, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCarvana$13.67B3.19$450M$1.57130.48Murphy USA$20.24B0.51$502.50M$24.2021.58 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CVNA or MUSA? Carvana received 182 more outperform votes than Murphy USA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.80% of users gave Murphy USA an outperform vote while only 58.16% of users gave Carvana an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCarvanaOutperform Votes56358.16% Underperform Votes40541.84% Murphy USAOutperform Votes38165.80% Underperform Votes19834.20% Does the media refer more to CVNA or MUSA? In the previous week, Carvana had 9 more articles in the media than Murphy USA. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Carvana and 27 mentions for Murphy USA. Murphy USA's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Carvana's score of 0.79 indicating that Murphy USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Carvana 18 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Murphy USA 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMurphy USA beats Carvana on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Murphy USA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MUSA 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 MUSA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMurphy USAAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.34B$8.19B$23.30B$18.59BDividend Yield0.42%1.60%170.23%4.25%P/E Ratio21.5820.7821.7631.16Price / Sales0.513.343.7326.51Price / Cash12.4419.0319.4117.54Price / Book12.594.055.584.30Net Income$502.50M$310.64M$781.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance13.65%11.03%3.06%4.42%1 Month Performance15.37%1.31%-4.57%-6.62%1 Year Performance26.68%2.69%-1.34%0.15% Murphy USA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MUSAMurphy USA3.8139 of 5 stars$521.28+1.4%$539.00+3.4%+24.8%$10.32B$20.24B21.5415,100Analyst ForecastGap DownCVNACarvana4.1448 of 5 stars$167.59+3.1%$258.59+54.3%+175.9%$35.73B$13.67B106.7516,600Gap UpCPNGCoupang3.9611 of 5 stars$19.71-1.7%$29.17+47.9%+2.0%$35.59B$30.27B34.5968,000News CoveragePositive NewsCDWCDW4.6497 of 5 stars$147.20+1.9%$235.50+60.0%-38.7%$19.50B$21.00B18.4715,100Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBJBJ's Wholesale Club1.6519 of 5 stars$114.42-0.9%$110.82-3.1%+52.1%$15.07B$20.50B27.5134,000Options VolumeHigh Trading VolumeSFMSprouts Farmers Market2.4982 of 5 stars$147.29+1.4%$167.00+13.4%+151.6%$14.44B$7.72B39.1732,000Insider TradePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBURLBurlington Stores4.4346 of 5 stars$226.78-2.0%$323.20+42.5%+26.6%$14.33B$10.63B31.0762,400Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpCHWYChewy3.3536 of 5 stars$31.520.0%$38.68+22.7%+96.9%$12.83B$11.86B34.6321,300Analyst ForecastGap DownACIAlbertsons Companies3.3492 of 5 stars$21.31-3.0%$23.50+10.3%+3.6%$12.34B$79.93B11.97290,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownFNDFloor & Decor3.7549 of 5 stars$73.02+2.1%$103.56+41.8%-33.4%$7.84B$4.46B38.4312,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGAPGAP4.6014 of 5 stars$18.72-2.2%$29.25+56.3%N/A$7.02B$15.09B8.6685,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CVNA Alternatives CPNG Alternatives CDW Alternatives BJ Alternatives SFM Alternatives BURL Alternatives CHWY Alternatives ACI Alternatives FND Alternatives GAP 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:MUSA) was last updated on 4/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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