Murphy Oil Corp [MUR] stock prices are up 8.60% to $25.89 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The MUR shares have gain 15.07% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 20.19%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Murphy Oil Corp [NYSE: MUR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 21, 2025, when Johnson Rice downgraded its rating to a Hold. Previously, Roth Capital downgraded its rating to Neutral on May 15, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $25. On May 13, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $31 on the stock. Barclays downgraded its rating to a Underweight and decreased its price target to $24 on April 23, 2025. KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Sector Weight. Truist downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on January 31, 2025, and downed its price target to $31. In a note dated January 22, 2025, Morgan Stanley downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $37.
The stock price of Murphy Oil Corp [MUR] has been fluctuating between $18.94 and $43.02 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $32.14 within the next 12 months. Murphy Oil Corp [NYSE: MUR] shares were valued at $25.89 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 24.14% based on the average MUR price forecast.
Analyzing the MUR fundamentals
The Murphy Oil Corp [NYSE:MUR] reported sales of 2.90B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -15.36%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.32% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.19%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.42.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 24.48 points at the first support level, and at 23.07 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 26.71, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 27.53.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Murphy Oil Corp [NYSE:MUR]’s Current Ratio is 0.76. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.69, while the Cash Ratio is 0.39. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.28, the price to book ratio is 0.72 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 9.94.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved GARDNER JOHN B, Officer, that happened on Jun 04 ’25 when 14782.0 shares were purchased. Director, Nolan Jeffrey W completed a deal on Mar 05 ’25 to buy 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Vice President Utsch Louis W sold 9584.0 shares on Feb 21 ’25.
