The stock of Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) has decreased by -3.85 when compared to last closing price of 22.32.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -24.44% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-02 that HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Board of Directors of Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Common Stock of Murphy Oil Corporation of $0.325 per share, or $1.30 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend is payable on June 2, 2025, to stockholders of record as of May 16, 2025. ABOUT MURPHY OIL CORPORATION As an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company, Murphy Oil Corporation believes in providing energy that empowers peopl.
Is It Worth Investing in Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) Right Now?
Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 7.99x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.13. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for MUR is 134.47M, and at present, short sellers hold a 13.29% of that float. On April 08, 2025, the average trading volume of MUR was 3.05M shares.
MUR’s Market Performance
MUR stock saw a decrease of -24.44% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -15.38% and a quarterly a decrease of -30.44%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.42%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.27% for Murphy Oil Corp (MUR). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -19.09% for MUR’s stock, with a -34.76% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MUR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MUR stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for MUR by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for MUR in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $31 based on the research report published on January 31, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MUR reach a price target of $37. The rating they have provided for MUR stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on January 22nd, 2025.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to MUR, setting the target price at $47 in the report published on August 15th of the previous year.
MUR Trading at -19.96% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MUR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -56.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.42%, as shares sank -16.34% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -27.84% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MUR fell by -24.44%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -44.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $26.52. In addition, Murphy Oil Corp saw -29.08% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MUR starting from Nolan Jeffrey W, who purchase 10,000 shares at the price of $23.39 back on Mar 05 ’25. After this action, Nolan Jeffrey W now owns 292,012 shares of Murphy Oil Corp, valued at $233,947 using the latest closing price.
Utsch Louis W, the Vice President of Murphy Oil Corp, sale 9,584 shares at $28.10 during a trade that took place back on Feb 21 ’25, which means that Utsch Louis W is holding 9,504 shares at $269,310 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MUR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.46 for the gross margin
The net margin for Murphy Oil Corp stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 7.77, with 4.22 for asset returns.
Based on Murphy Oil Corp (MUR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.28 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.84. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.39. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 29.58.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.25 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.12. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.08for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.31. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.83.
Conclusion
To sum up, Murphy Oil Corp (MUR) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
