What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for Murphy Oil Q3 Earnings?

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 14th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.21 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.89 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.75 EPS.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last posted its earnings results on Monday, March 21st. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $440.08 million during the quarter. Murphy Oil had a net margin of 10.20% and a return on equity of 5.25%.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $28.00 to $27.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their target price on Murphy Oil from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $28.25.

Murphy Oil Trading Down 2.2%

NYSE MUR opened at $27.20 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.16. Murphy Oil has a 12 month low of $18.94 and a 12 month high of $34.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th will be paid a $0.325 dividend. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. Murphy Oil’s payout ratio is currently 67.36%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Murphy Oil

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MUR. Mustard Seed Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC now owns 17,861 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $507,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Penserra Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Murphy Oil by 3.2% in the first quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 17,367 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $493,000 after purchasing an additional 532 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Murphy Oil by 0.7% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 87,933 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,978,000 after buying an additional 581 shares during the period. MAI Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 11.9% during the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 5,723 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $129,000 after buying an additional 608 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 39.7% in the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,440 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 693 shares during the period. 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.