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Murphy Oil

MUR · NYSE

$43.09+$0.55 (+1.29%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $42.54

About MUR

Murphy Oil Corp. is a holding company, which engages in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas and currently employs 813 full-time employees. The firm produces crude oil and condensate (collectively, crude oil), natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs) primarily in the United States and Canada and explores for crude oil, natural gas and NGLs in targeted areas worldwide. In the United States, it produces crude oil, natural gas and NGLs primarily from fields in the Gulf of America and in the Eagle Ford Shale area of South Texas. In Canada, the Company holds working interests in Tupper Montney (100% working interest), Kaybob Duvernay and two non-operated offshore assets - the Hibernia and Terra Nova fields, located offshore Newfoundland and Labrador in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin. In Vietnam, the Company holds an interest in approximately 7.3 million gross acres, consisting of 65% working interest in Blocks 144 & 145, and a 40% interest in Block 15-1/05 and Block 15-2/17.

Employees
813
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
Listed
Dec 4, 1961
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Website
murphyoilcorp.com

MUR key statistics

Market cap
6.18B
Price-earnings ratio
21.06
Dividend yield
3.17%
Average volume
1.64M
Volume
1.62M
Open price
$43.10
High today
$43.40
Low today
$41.84
52 Week high
$43.34
52 Week low
$26.49

Murphy Oil (MUR) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Murphy Oil (MUR) shares are priced at $43.09, giving the company a market cap of 6.18B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.06 and a dividend yield of 3.17%.

Today the stock has traded between $41.84 and $43.40. The current price is 3.0% above the day's low and 0.7% below its high.

Volume so far is 1.62M shares, in line with the average of 1.64M shares a day.

Over the past year Murphy Oil has ranged from $26.49 to $43.34, and now sits 99% of the way up that range.

Murphy Oil met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 7 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $1.55 per share against an estimate of $1.55.

The average analyst price target is $40.72, 5.5% below the current price, from 13 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

15%of 13 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy15.4%
  • Hold69.2%
  • Sell15.4%
Price target · 16 analystsAvg $40.72
Low
$32.32
Now
$43.09
High
$54.60

MUR earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 7 of the last 8 quarters, by 109.2% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $0.74 per share against an estimate of $0.6908
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $0.35 per share against an estimate of $0.5707
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $0.56 per share against an estimate of $0.5127
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $0.27 per share against an estimate of $0.2014
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $0.41 per share against an estimate of $0.1708
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $0.14 per share against an estimate of -$0.0302
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $0.32 per share against an estimate of $0.2904
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $1.55 per share against an estimate of $1.55

MUR news

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Murphy Oil Corporation Announces Appraisal Success, Exploration Discovery and Development Progress

  • Erica Kollmann

    Shell, Chevron, BP Pull Crews as Hurricane Isaias Barrels Toward Gulf Coast Refineries

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Murphy Oil Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Murphy Oil Corporation Schedules Third Quarter 2026 Conference Call and Webcast for Thursday, November 5, 2026

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Murphy Oil Corporation to Participate in Upcoming Conference

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Murphy Oil Corporation Announces New Chief Legal Officer

  • Avi Kapoor

    5 Stock Picks Last Week From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Quarterly Stockholder Update by Murphy Oil Corporation

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