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

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Murphy Oil in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.47 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.50. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial lowered shares of Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $42.00 to $31.00 in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Scotiabank lowered their target price on Murphy Oil from $36.00 to $22.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. UBS Group cut their price target on Murphy Oil from $28.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Murphy Oil from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating on shares of Murphy Oil in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $32.77.

Murphy Oil Stock Up 3.6 %

Shares of NYSE MUR opened at $21.32 on Wednesday. Murphy Oil has a 12-month low of $18.95 and a 12-month high of $46.91. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $25.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.45. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The company has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.93 and a beta of 1.68.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by ($0.27). Murphy Oil had a net margin of 13.44% and a return on equity of 7.66%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.90 EPS.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.325 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.10%. Murphy Oil’s payout ratio is 48.33%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Claiborne P. Deming bought 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $26.47 per share, for a total transaction of $1,323,500.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 931,651 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,660,801.97. The trade was a 5.67 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Meenambigai Palanivelu purchased 1,573 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $26.70 per share, with a total value of $41,999.10. Following the completion of the purchase, the vice president now directly owns 37,065 shares in the company, valued at approximately $989,635.50. This represents a 4.43 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 6.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Huntington National Bank boosted its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 342.8% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 828 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 641 shares during the last quarter. Riverview Trust Co acquired a new position in Murphy Oil during the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. GeoWealth Management LLC bought a new position in Murphy Oil in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Lindbrook Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 60.5% during the 4th quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 1,441 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 543 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Byrne Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Murphy Oil during the 1st quarter worth approximately $44,000. Institutional investors own 78.31% of the company’s stock.

About Murphy Oil

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.