FY2025 EPS Estimates for Murphy Oil Boosted by Roth Capital

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) – Research analysts at Roth Capital raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, November 6th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $1.11 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.85. Roth Capital has a “Neutral” rating and a $25.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.13) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 21st. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter. Murphy Oil had a net margin of 10.20% and a return on equity of 5.25%. The firm had revenue of $440.08 million during the quarter.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on MUR. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Murphy Oil in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Scotiabank increased their price target on Murphy Oil from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Murphy Oil from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $28.33.

Murphy Oil Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of Murphy Oil stock opened at $28.82 on Monday. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of $27.79 and a 200-day moving average of $24.92. Murphy Oil has a 52-week low of $18.94 and a 52-week high of $34.52. The stock has a market cap of $4.11 billion, a PE ratio of 14.93 and a beta of 0.99.

Murphy Oil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.325 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. Murphy Oil’s dividend payout ratio is presently 132.65%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Murphy Oil

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 67.3% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,094 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 440 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its position in Murphy Oil by 3,989.7% in 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 last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 1,574 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 1,243 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 148.1% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,273 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 1,357 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.31% of the company’s stock.

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.