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

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Murphy Oil in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 14th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.21 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 released its quarterly 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 for the quarter. Murphy Oil had a return on equity of 5.25% and a net margin of 10.20%.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Barclays raised their price target on Murphy Oil from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on Murphy Oil from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 6th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on Murphy Oil from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Murphy Oil from $28.00 to $27.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Murphy Oil from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. One research 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $28.08.

Murphy Oil Stock Performance

Murphy Oil stock opened at $27.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.84. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $26.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.16. The company has a market capitalization of $3.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.45 and a beta of 1.03. Murphy Oil has a fifty-two week low of $18.94 and a fifty-two week high of $34.52.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Murphy Oil

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its position in Murphy Oil by 3,989.7% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,186 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 1,157 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 1,710.9% during the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,666 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,574 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 246.6% during the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,747 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 1,243 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 148.1% during the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,273 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 1,357 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 494.0% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,786 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 2,317 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.31% of the company’s stock.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be given a dividend of $0.325 per share. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. Murphy Oil’s payout ratio is 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.