StockNews.com upgraded shares of Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA – Free Report) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Tuesday.
Murphy USA Stock Down 0.1 %
Shares of NYSE:MUSA opened at $481.78 on Tuesday. Murphy USA has a fifty-two week low of $350.55 and a fifty-two week high of $561.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.19. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $518.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $506.02. The company has a market cap of $9.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.88 and a beta of 0.80.
Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The specialty retailer reported $7.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.64 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $5.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.54 billion. Murphy USA had a return on equity of 62.73% and a net margin of 2.48%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $7.69 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Murphy USA will post 23.62 earnings per share for the current year.
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Murphy USA Company Profile
Murphy USA Inc engages in marketing of retail motor fuel products and convenience merchandise. The company operates retail stores under the Murphy USA, Murphy Express, and QuickChek brands, as well as operates non-fuel convenience stores. It operates retail gasoline stores principally in the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest United States.
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