Q1 Earnings Estimate for Murphy USA Issued By Zacks Research

Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for Murphy USA in a report released on Wednesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $7.10 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.10. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Murphy USA’s current full-year earnings is $26.45 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Murphy USA’s Q2 2027 earnings at $5.98 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $6.64 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $26.91 EPS.

MUSA has been the topic of several other research reports. KeyCorp reduced their price target on shares of Murphy USA from $480.00 to $460.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Murphy USA in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $405.00 target price for the company. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Murphy USA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $350.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Murphy USA in a report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $474.00.

Murphy USA Price Performance

Murphy USA stock opened at $380.56 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $378.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $400.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.07, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market cap of $7.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.05 and a beta of 0.39. Murphy USA has a 52 week low of $345.23 and a 52 week high of $561.08.

Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The specialty retailer reported $7.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.60 by $0.65. Murphy USA had a return on equity of 69.87% and a net margin of 2.43%.The firm had revenue of $5.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.11 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $7.20 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 2.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Murphy USA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 10th will be given a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 10th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a positive change from Murphy USA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Murphy USA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 10.63%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Murphy USA

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in Murphy USA by 318.6% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 424,818 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $164,940,000 after acquiring an additional 323,331 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Murphy USA in the 2nd quarter worth $93,967,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Murphy USA by 94.0% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 371,667 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $174,613,000 after purchasing an additional 180,055 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Murphy USA by 3,650.7% during the second quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 180,858 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $73,573,000 after purchasing an additional 176,036 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in Murphy USA by 676.7% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 170,215 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $69,243,000 after purchasing an additional 148,301 shares during the last quarter. 80.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Murphy USA

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.