Q3 Earnings Forecast for Murphy Oil Issued By Zacks Research

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Murphy Oil in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.24 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.28. Zacks Research has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.43 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company set a $24.00 price objective on shares of Murphy Oil and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Finally, Johnson Rice downgraded shares of Murphy Oil from an “accumulate” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $29.54.

Murphy Oil Stock Down 3.3%

MUR opened at $26.89 on Wednesday. Murphy Oil has a twelve month low of $18.94 and a twelve month high of $36.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $24.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.81. The company has a market cap of $3.84 billion, a PE ratio of 13.93 and a beta of 1.15.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.06. Murphy Oil had a net margin of 10.20% and a return on equity of 5.25%. The business had revenue of $695.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $632.51 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 13.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Murphy Oil

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MUR. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new position in Murphy Oil in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its position in Murphy Oil by 3,989.7% in the 1st 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 period. Byrne Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Murphy Oil in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Murphy Oil by 1,710.9% in the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,666 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 1,574 shares during the period. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its position in Murphy Oil by 177.8% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,725 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 1,104 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.31% of the company’s stock.

Murphy Oil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, August 18th were given a dividend of $0.325 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 18th. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.8%. Murphy Oil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 67.36%.

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.