Q1 Earnings Estimate for Murphy USA Issued By Zacks Research

Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA) – Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Murphy USA in a report released on Tuesday, September 8th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the specialty retailer will earn $4.00 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.99. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Murphy USA’s current full-year earnings is $34.70 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Murphy USA’s Q1 2028 earnings at $6.05 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $8.31 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $29.68 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on MUSA. Capital One Financial began coverage on shares of Murphy USA in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $710.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Murphy USA from $520.00 to $570.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Murphy USA from $600.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Murphy USA from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 27th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $619.00 price target on shares of Murphy USA in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Murphy USA presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $606.89.

Murphy USA Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of MUSA opened at $516.51 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.77, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.25. Murphy USA has a 1 year low of $349.83 and a 1 year high of $636.04. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $570.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $530.78.

Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The specialty retailer reported $11.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $9.95 by $1.32. The firm had revenue of $6.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.03 billion. Murphy USA had a return on equity of 96.01% and a net margin of 2.87%.The business’s revenue was up 36.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $7.36 earnings per share.

Murphy USA Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, August 24th were given a $0.65 dividend. This is a boost from Murphy USA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.64. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 24th. Murphy USA’s dividend payout ratio is 7.92%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Murphy USA

In other Murphy USA news, SVP Eric Bartko sold 100 shares of Murphy USA stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $523.60, for a total transaction of $52,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 252 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $131,947.20. The trade was a 28.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Rosemary Turner sold 966 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $571.88, for a total transaction of $552,436.08. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 449 shares in the company, valued at approximately $256,774.12. This represents a 68.27% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 9.02% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Murphy USA

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in Murphy USA by 49,904.6% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 10,410,968 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $5,610,158,000 after purchasing an additional 10,390,148 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Murphy USA during the second quarter valued at approximately $915,734,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Murphy USA by 149.9% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 507,418 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $204,753,000 after buying an additional 304,354 shares during the last quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Murphy USA by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 506,214 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $204,267,000 after buying an additional 7,973 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in shares of Murphy USA by 45.6% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 318,473 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $128,511,000 after buying an additional 99,798 shares during the period. 80.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Murphy USA Company Profile

Murphy USA is a leading downstream marketer of gasoline, diesel and convenience store products in the United States. Headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas, the company was originally established as part of Murphy Oil Corporation and was spun off as an independent public entity in 2013. Since its separation, Murphy USA has focused on retail fueling services and convenience offerings designed to deliver value and convenience to consumers.

The company’s primary operations center on two retail formats.