The Short-term Rise and Fall of Murphy USA Inc (MUSA) Stock

Kevin Freeman

Murphy USA Inc [MUSA] stock is trading at $392.26, down -1.06%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The MUSA shares have gain 4.73% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.03%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Previously, Jefferies downgraded its rating to Hold on August 01, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $350. On May 09, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform. KeyBanc Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $550 on April 11, 2025. Melius initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $600 as its price target on March 11, 2025. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on September 19, 2024, and upped its price target to $435. In a note dated January 04, 2024, Jefferies upgraded a Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $375 to $425.

Murphy USA Inc [MUSA] stock has fluctuated between $345.23 and $561.08 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $432.5 within the next 12 months. Murphy USA Inc [NYSE: MUSA] shares were valued at $392.26 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.26% based on the average MUSA price forecast.

Analyzing the MUSA fundamentals

Murphy USA Inc [NYSE:MUSA] reported sales of 19.48B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -8.19%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.03% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.68 and Total Capital is 0.19. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 5.04.

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 386.65 points at the first support level, and at 381.05 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 399.97, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 407.69.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Murphy USA Inc’s Current Ratio is 0.80. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.39 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.39, the price to book ratio is 11.71 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.24.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved West Malynda K, EVP & Chief Operating Officer, that happened on Aug 12 ’25 when 1859.0 shares were sold. Officer, West Malynda K completed a deal on Aug 12 ’25 to buy 1859.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director MURPHY ROBERT MADISON bought 5000.0 shares on Aug 05 ’25.

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