Capital One Financial Forecasts Murphy Oil Q2 Earnings

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Capital One Financial cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a report released on Wednesday, April 16th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.75 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.83. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s FY2025 earnings at $3.30 EPS.

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

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on MUR. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Barclays cut their target price on Murphy Oil from $34.00 to $32.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “equal weight” rating on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $33.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $27.00 price objective on Murphy Oil and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $32.77.

Murphy Oil Stock Performance

Shares of MUR stock opened at $20.60 on Thursday. 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 has a fifty-two week low of $18.95 and a fifty-two week high of $46.91. The company has a market capitalization of $2.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.66 and a beta of 1.68. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $25.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $29.54.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Murphy Oil

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 91.6% in the fourth quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 1,751,737 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $53,008,000 after purchasing an additional 837,282 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in Murphy Oil by 61.9% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,147,590 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $64,986,000 after purchasing an additional 821,427 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 399.4% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,012,944 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $34,177,000 after buying an additional 810,104 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 108.2% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,529,528 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $46,284,000 after buying an additional 794,730 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 886,485.1% in the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 594,012 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $17,976,000 after buying an additional 593,945 shares during the period. 78.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Meenambigai Palanivelu purchased 1,573 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were acquired 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 directly owns 37,065 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $989,635.50. This trade represents a 4.43 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Claiborne P. Deming acquired 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was acquired at an average price 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,660,801.97. This represents a 5.67 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 6.52% of the company’s stock.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th will be issued a $0.325 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.31%. Murphy Oil’s payout ratio is currently 48.33%.

About Murphy Oil

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.