Analysts Offer Predictions for Murphy Oil Co.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NYSE:MUR)

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a research note issued on Thursday, August 8th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $1.36 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.56. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $4.16 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.60 EPS.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.08. Murphy Oil had a return on equity of 11.75% and a net margin of 16.40%. The company had revenue of $802.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $813.97 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.79 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on MUR. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Murphy Oil from $55.00 to $54.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. Barclays reduced their price target on Murphy Oil from $54.00 to $46.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Murphy Oil from $50.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 22nd. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $50.00 to $47.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 12th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Murphy Oil currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $49.55.

Murphy Oil Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of MUR opened at $37.52 on Monday. Murphy Oil has a 1-year low of $35.61 and a 1-year high of $49.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.45 and a beta of 2.25. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $39.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $41.83. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Murphy Oil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 19th will be given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 19th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.20%. Murphy Oil’s payout ratio is presently 33.43%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in Murphy Oil by 90.5% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,092,374 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $45,050,000 after purchasing an additional 518,904 shares in the last quarter. Invenomic Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Murphy Oil during the 4th quarter valued at about $16,349,000. Heartland Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Murphy Oil during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $12,988,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Murphy Oil by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,254,125 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $340,400,000 after acquiring an additional 262,256 shares in the last quarter. Finally, F M Investments LLC bought a new stake in Murphy Oil during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $10,182,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.31% of the company’s stock.

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.