Murphy Oil (MUR) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) will likely be releasing its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, January 28th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of ($0.02) per share and revenue of $650.9010 million for the quarter. Interested persons may visit the the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.25. Murphy Oil had a return on equity of 4.30% and a net margin of 5.16%.The company had revenue of $720.97 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $648.80 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.74 EPS. Murphy Oil’s revenue was down 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Murphy Oil to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Murphy Oil Trading Down 9.9%

NYSE MUR opened at $30.55 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.17 and a beta of 0.78. Murphy Oil has a fifty-two week low of $18.94 and a fifty-two week high of $35.19. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $31.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $28.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.94.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on MUR shares. UBS Group raised their price target on Murphy Oil from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Scotiabank reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $31.00 target price on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Friday. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Murphy Oil from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Murphy Oil currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $29.83.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Murphy Oil

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MUR. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 21,038 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $598,000 after buying an additional 565 shares during the last quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co boosted its holdings in Murphy Oil by 1.1% in the third quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 79,717 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $2,308,000 after acquiring an additional 838 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Murphy Oil by 6.2% in the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 21,472 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $482,000 after acquiring an additional 1,259 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 1.7% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 84,061 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $2,387,000 after acquiring an additional 1,419 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 17.0% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 11,882 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $268,000 after acquiring an additional 1,730 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.31% of the company’s stock.

About Murphy Oil

Murphy Oil Corporation is an independent upstream oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. The company’s operations encompass conventional onshore and offshore reservoirs, with an emphasis on liquids-rich properties and deepwater assets. Through a combination of proprietary technologies and strategic joint ventures, Murphy Oil seeks to optimize recovery rates and manage its portfolio to balance long-term resource development with operational flexibility.

Murphy Oil’s exploration and production activities are geographically diversified.