What is Roth Capital’s Forecast for Murphy Oil Q1 Earnings?

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.65 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.68. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $2.99 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.61 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Truist Financial downgraded Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $42.00 to $31.00 in a report on Friday. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $38.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $38.00 to $37.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 11th. KeyCorp decreased their target price on Murphy Oil from $54.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their price target on Murphy Oil from $47.00 to $36.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $37.83.

Murphy Oil Stock Down 3.3 %

NYSE MUR opened at $26.57 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $30.72 and its 200 day moving average is $33.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.88 billion, a PE ratio of 8.57 and a beta of 2.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.65. Murphy Oil has a 1 year low of $26.47 and a 1 year high of $49.14.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.27). Murphy Oil had a net margin of 14.78% and a return on equity of 9.22%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.90 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MUR. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Murphy Oil by 1.3% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,548,711 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $119,755,000 after acquiring an additional 45,432 shares in the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 2.3% in the third quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 2,627,701 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $88,659,000 after purchasing an additional 58,220 shares during the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 91.6% during the 4th quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 1,751,737 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $53,008,000 after acquiring an additional 837,282 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 3,191.6% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,627,268 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $54,904,000 after acquiring an additional 1,577,831 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 26.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,595,260 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $53,824,000 after purchasing an additional 336,372 shares in the last quarter. 78.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Murphy Oil Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.325 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.89%. This is a boost from Murphy Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. Murphy Oil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.71%.

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.