Shares of Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA – Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of “Hold” by the eleven research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $606.8889.
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Murphy USA from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 27th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Murphy USA from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. Zacks Research cut Murphy USA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Murphy USA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $550.00 to $625.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised Murphy USA from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $380.00 to $550.00 in a research note on Monday, July 6th.
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Insider Activity
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Murphy USA
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Murphy USA in the fourth quarter valued at about $6,874,000. Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Murphy USA by 23.2% in the 1st quarter. Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 146,119 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $71,986,000 after buying an additional 27,513 shares during the period. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky increased its holdings in shares of Murphy USA by 130.9% during the 1st quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 12,506 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $6,177,000 after buying an additional 7,090 shares during the last quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new stake in shares of Murphy USA during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $6,946,000. Finally, Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Murphy USA during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $4,062,000. 80.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Murphy USA Stock Performance
MUSA opened at $506.73 on Friday. Murphy USA has a 12-month low of $349.83 and a 12-month high of $636.04. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.36 billion, a PE ratio of 15.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.25. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $556.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $540.14.
Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The specialty retailer reported $11.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $9.95 by $1.32. Murphy USA had a return on equity of 96.01% and a net margin of 2.87%.The business had revenue of $6.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.03 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $7.36 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that Murphy USA will post 34.7 EPS for the current year.
Murphy USA Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 24th were given a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a positive change from Murphy USA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.64. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 24th. Murphy USA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.92%.
About Murphy USA
Murphy USA Inc (NYSE:MUSA) operates a network of retail fuel stations and convenience stores in the United States. Its locations primarily serve motorists and local communities, offering gasoline and diesel fuel along with convenience merchandise.
The company’s stores sell products such as tobacco, nicotine products, beverages, snacks, packaged food, and other general merchandise. Many locations also provide prepared food and other convenience services, with product offerings designed to complement the company’s fuel business.
Murphy USA was established as an independent publicly traded company in 2013 following its separation from Murphy Oil Corporation.
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