Zacks Research Estimates Murphy Oil’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:MUR)

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.24. 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 $0.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.47 EPS.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last posted its quarterly 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. The business had revenue of $695.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $632.51 million. Murphy Oil had a return on equity of 5.25% and a net margin of 10.20%.The firm’s revenue was down 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.81 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Barclays raised their price objective on Murphy Oil from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Morgan Stanley dropped 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, May 23rd. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Murphy Oil from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Scotiabank reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $26.00 target price (up from $22.00) on shares of Murphy Oil in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Murphy Oil presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $29.54.

Murphy Oil Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE MUR opened at $27.04 on Thursday. Murphy Oil has a twelve month low of $18.94 and a twelve month high of $36.63. The stock has a market cap of $3.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.01 and a beta of 1.15. 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’s fifty day moving average is $24.76 and its 200-day moving average is $23.83.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Murphy Oil

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 34.6% in the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 12,893 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $366,000 after purchasing an additional 3,317 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC grew its position in Murphy Oil by 489.1% in the first quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 399,104 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $11,335,000 after purchasing an additional 331,355 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Murphy Oil by 146.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,106 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 1,846 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Murphy Oil by 14.2% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 214,258 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $6,085,000 after buying an additional 26,563 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Murphy Oil by 7,070.1% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 113,144 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $3,210,000 after buying an additional 111,566 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.31% of the company’s stock.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 18th were paid a $0.325 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 18th. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.8%. Murphy Oil’s payout ratio is presently 67.36%.

About Murphy Oil

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.