Murphy Oil Corporation
MUR
NYSE·Energy·Oil & Gas Exploration & Production·Mkt cap $5.2B
$36.44
▼ -2.36%
P/E
61.76
Mkt Cap
$5.2B
52-Wk Range
$24.80–$43.34
52-Week Range
$24.80 - $43.34
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Price action
Price chart
Up 44.0% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Diversified geographic portfolio reducing single-region risk exposure
- Established operational expertise across multiple resource types and environments
- Long-life, low-decline reserve base supporting sustainable production
- Strategic acreage positions in prolific basins with development upside
Bear Case
2 risks
- Low volatility (beta 0.5).
- Premium valuation to Oil & Gas E&P peers
Growth
Moderate growth ahead
Crude oil and natural gas commodity price appreciation
Value
Premium valuation to Oil & Gas E&P peers
Momentum
Weak
-5.8% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Solid
3.77% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying MUR right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 4, 2026
AUG 5, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.55 vs $1.57 consensus (-1.3% surprise). Revenue of $928.3M vs $888.5M expected (+4.5%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
0 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
-1.3%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-21%
-15%
-15%
-4%
-4%
+9%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
$801.0M
$753.2M
$669.6M
$672.7M
$683.1M
$721.0M
$642.1M
$732.4M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
—
Operating
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Profit
7.2%
Wall Street consensus
10 analysts · 40% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
40%
Hold
40%
Sell
20%
Median Price Target
$35.00
▼ -4.0% vs $36.44
Latest: Goldman Sachs · Sep 7, 2026
1 analyst covering
vs Industry
How MUR stacks vs Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.
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