Roth Capital Forecasts Murphy Oil’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:MUR)

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Roth Capital decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Murphy Oil in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 8th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.11 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.15. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.57 EPS.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.08. Murphy Oil had a net margin of 13.44% and a return on equity of 7.66%. The business had revenue of $665.71 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $684.89 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.85 earnings per share. Murphy Oil’s revenue was down 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Mizuho lowered shares of Murphy Oil from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $32.00 to $31.00 in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $28.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “equal weight” rating on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $35.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $27.00 price target on shares of Murphy Oil and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Murphy Oil presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $30.62.

Murphy Oil Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE MUR opened at $23.33 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $27.81. Murphy Oil has a fifty-two week low of $18.95 and a fifty-two week high of $44.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.67 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.77.

Murphy Oil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.325 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.57%. Murphy Oil’s payout ratio is 50.00%.

Institutional Trading of Murphy Oil

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,157 shares during the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in Murphy Oil in the first quarter valued at $215,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in Murphy Oil by 1.4% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 128,917 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $3,661,000 after purchasing an additional 1,811 shares in the last quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC grew its position in Murphy Oil by 4.4% in the first quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 26,830 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $762,000 after purchasing an additional 1,141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Murphy Oil by 26.5% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,117,660 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $60,142,000 after purchasing an additional 443,070 shares in the last quarter. 78.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Murphy Oil Company Profile

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.