Q3 Earnings Estimate for Murphy Oil Issued By Zacks Research

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a research note issued on Thursday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst J. Saha now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.85 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $3.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.88 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on MUR. KeyCorp decreased their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $50.00 to $37.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $39.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $37.00 to $34.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $35.00 to $31.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.33.

Murphy Oil Trading Down 0.0 %

Murphy Oil stock opened at $28.26 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $4.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.50 and a beta of 2.14. Murphy Oil has a fifty-two week low of $25.26 and a fifty-two week high of $49.14. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $29.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $32.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.83.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.27). Murphy Oil had a return on equity of 7.66% and a net margin of 13.44%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.90 earnings per share.

Murphy Oil Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.325 per share. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.60%. This is a positive change from Murphy Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Murphy Oil’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Murphy Oil

In other Murphy Oil news, Director Claiborne P. Deming purchased 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $26.47 per share, for a total transaction of $1,323,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 931,651 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,660,801.97. This represents a 5.67 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Meenambigai Palanivelu bought 1,573 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $26.70 per share, with a total value of $41,999.10. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president now owns 37,065 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $989,635.50. This trade represents a 4.43 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 5.92% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Murphy Oil

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Lindenwold Advisors INC boosted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 3.5% during the third quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC now owns 10,529 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $355,000 after purchasing an additional 358 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 25,069 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $759,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 32.9% during the fourth quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 1,903 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 471 shares during the period. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 8.1% during the third quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC now owns 6,574 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $222,000 after purchasing an additional 494 shares during the period. Finally, Covestor Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 266.8% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 741 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 539 shares during the period. 78.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Murphy Oil Company Profile

Murphy Oil Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as Murphy Corporation and changed its name to Murphy Oil Corporation in 1964.