Murphy Oil
About: Murphy Oil Corp is an oil and gas exploration and production company, with both onshore and offshore operations and properties. It operates in two geographic reportable segments the United States and Canada. It generates the majority of its revenue form the United States.
Employees: 750
0
Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
59% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $40.2M | Put options by funds: $25.3M
30% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 146 | Existing positions reduced: 112
7.03% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.81% [Q4 2024] → 89.85% (+7.03%) [Q1 2025]
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.66B [Q4 2024] → $3.72B (+$56.9M) [Q1 2025]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q4 2024] → 3 (+0) [Q1 2025]
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 407 [Q4 2024] → 381 (-26) [Q1 2025]
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 86
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$22
13%
downside
Avg. target
$26
1%
upside
High target
$31
22%
upside
8 analyst ratings
1 positive
13%
5 neutral
63%
2 negative
25%
Morgan Stanley Devin McDermott | 2%upside $26 | Underweight Maintained | 23 May 2025 |
Roth Capital Leo Mariani | 2%downside $25 | Neutral Downgraded | 15 May 2025 |
Wells Fargo Roger Read | 2%upside $26 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 14 May 2025 |
Piper Sandler Mark Lear | 18%upside $30 | Overweight Maintained | 13 May 2025 |
Mizuho William Janela | 22%upside $31 | Neutral Downgraded | 13 May 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about MUR published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Murphy Oil (MUR) Up 0.8% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
Murphy Oil (MUR) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Murphy Oil: Potential Elephant Talk
Murphy Oil's recent Vietnam discoveries boost near-term growth prospects. Management's disciplined offshore strategy limits downside. Short-term production was impacted by one-time items.
Positive
Benzinga
3 weeks ago
5 Stock Picks Last Week From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts
U.S. stocks settled higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 recording gains for the fifth straight session and also notching weekly gains.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Kelly Whitley - Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications Eric Hambly - President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Mireles - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Chris Lorino - Senior Vice President, Operations Conference Call Participants Arun Jayaram - JPMorgan Neil Mehta - Goldman Sachs Devin McDermott - Morgan Stanley Paul Cheng - Scotiabank Charles Meade - Johnson Rice Carlos Escalante - Wolfe Research Timothy Rezvan - KeyBanc Capital Markets Leo Mariani - ROTH Capital Josh Silverstein - UBS Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Murphy Oil Corporation First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. [Operator Instructions] This call is being recorded on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Murphy Oil's Q1 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Miss
MUR's first-quarter earnings are better than expected. Production volume in the first quarter are impacted by unplanned downtime and winter storms.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Murphy Oil (MUR) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
Although the revenue and EPS for Murphy Oil (MUR) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Murphy Oil (MUR) Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates
Murphy Oil (MUR) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.56 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.48 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.85 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Murphy Oil Corporation Announces First Quarter Results, Reaffirms 2025 Capital Expenditure and Production Guidance
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) today announced its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, including net income attributable to Murphy of $73 million, or $0.50 net income per diluted share. Excluding discontinued operations and other items affecting comparability between periods, adjusted net income attributable to Murphy was $81 million, or $0.56 adjusted net income per diluted share. Unless otherwise noted, the financial and op.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Murphy Oil to Release Q1 Earnings: Here's What You Need to Know
MUR's first-quarter 2025 earnings are likely to have continued to gain from enhanced offshore operations, debt reduction and share repurchases.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Murphy Oil (MUR) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Can the Stock Move Higher?
Murphy Oil (MUR) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
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