Brokers Offer Predictions for Murphy Oil Q2 Earnings

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Murphy Oil in a report released on Thursday, May 15th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.55 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.75. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.30 EPS.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.08. Murphy Oil had a net margin of 13.44% and a return on equity of 7.66%. The company had revenue of $665.71 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $684.89 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.85 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $27.00 price target on Murphy Oil and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Murphy Oil from $35.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $31.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $36.00 to $22.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered shares of Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $42.00 to $31.00 in a report on Friday, January 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $29.31.

Murphy Oil Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE:MUR opened at $21.61 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.08 billion, a PE ratio of 8.03 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $27.49. Murphy Oil has a 1 year low of $18.95 and a 1 year high of $43.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.77.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Murphy Oil

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of MUR. Huntington National Bank increased its holdings in Murphy Oil by 342.8% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 828 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 641 shares during the period. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Murphy Oil during the first quarter valued at about $26,000. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 3,989.7% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,186 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 1,157 shares during the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Murphy Oil in the 4th quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 60.5% in the 4th quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 1,441 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 543 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.31% of the company’s stock.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be given a dividend of $0.325 per share. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. Murphy Oil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.00%.

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.