Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 7.67x compared to its average ratio. MUR has 36-month beta value of 1.09. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 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 currently, short sellers hold a 15.38% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MUR on May 06, 2025 was 3.38M shares.
MUR) stock’s latest price update
Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -5.37 compared to its previous closing price of 21.78. However, the company has seen a fall of -2.83% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-05 that MUR’s first-quarter 2025 earnings are likely to have continued to gain from enhanced offshore operations, debt reduction and share repurchases.
MUR’s Market Performance
MUR’s stock has fallen by -2.83% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -18.89% and a quarterly drop of -19.33%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.22% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.14% for Murphy Oil Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.59% for MUR’s stock, with a -33.51% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MUR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MUR stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for MUR by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for MUR in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $24 based on the research report published on April 23, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Truist gave a rating of “Hold” to MUR, setting the target price at $31 in the report published on January 31st of the current year.
MUR Trading at -14.94% 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 -54.51% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.14%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.22%, as shares sank -7.66% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -24.53% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MUR fell by -2.83%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -51.01% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $20.94. In addition, Murphy Oil Corp saw -31.89% 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 1.52. 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 put it simply, Murphy Oil Corp (MUR) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
