Q2 Earnings Estimate for Murphy Oil Issued By Zacks Research

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Murphy Oil in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst J. Saha now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.57. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.64 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.77 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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $665.71 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $684.89 million. Murphy Oil had a net margin of 13.44% and a return on equity of 7.66%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.85 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group lowered their price target on Murphy Oil from $28.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Murphy Oil from $35.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Truist Financial downgraded Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $42.00 to $31.00 in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Roth Capital downgraded Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $27.00 to $25.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Murphy Oil from $27.00 to $26.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $29.23.

Murphy Oil Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MUR opened at $20.90 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $22.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $27.22. Murphy Oil has a one year low of $18.95 and a one year high of $43.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.77 and a beta of 1.10.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be issued a $0.325 dividend. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. Murphy Oil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Murphy Oil

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MUR. Barclays PLC raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 810,104 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 59.8% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,835 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $207,000 after acquiring an additional 2,559 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 50.9% during the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 11,467 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $347,000 after acquiring an additional 3,870 shares during the last quarter. EMC Capital Management raised its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 628.0% during the fourth quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 8,008 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $242,000 after acquiring an additional 6,908 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Murphy Oil during the fourth quarter valued at about $113,000. 78.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.