Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR): Price and Financial Metrics
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MUR POWR Grades
- MUR scores best on the Momentum dimension, with a Momentum rank ahead of 99.64% of US stocks.
- MUR's strongest trending metric is Sentiment; it's been moving up over the last 179 days.
- MUR ranks lowest in Stability; there it ranks in the 24th percentile.
MUR Stock Summary
- MURPHY OIL CORP's stock had its IPO on January 1, 1986, making it an older stock than 93.28% of US equities in our set.
- Of note is the ratio of MURPHY OIL CORP's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; only 3.89% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- Over the past twelve months, MUR has reported earnings growth of -215.04%, putting it ahead of merely 7.74% of US stocks in our set.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to MURPHY OIL CORP, a group of peers worth examining would be SSRM, USAS, NVTA, MSTR, and SM.
- MUR's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit MURPHY OIL CORP's official web site, go to www.murphyoilcorp.com.
MUR Valuation Summary
- MUR's price/earnings ratio is 11.8; this is 5.83% higher than that of the median Energy stock.
- MUR's EV/EBIT ratio has moved down 14.3 over the prior 243 months.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for MUR.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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MUR | 2022-09-02 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 11.8 | 10.2 |
MUR | 2022-09-01 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 11.5 | 10.0 |
MUR | 2022-08-31 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 11.8 | 10.1 |
MUR | 2022-08-30 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 11.7 | 10.1 |
MUR | 2022-08-29 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 12.3 | 10.5 |
MUR | 2022-08-26 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 11.7 | 10.1 |
MUR Growth Metrics
- The year over year revenue growth rate now stands at 84%.
- Its 2 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at -5.64%.
- Its 4 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 348.39%.

The table below shows MUR's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2022-06-30 | 3,023.671 | 1,695.122 | 514.077 |
2022-03-31 | 2,472.257 | 1,522.727 | 100.438 |
2021-12-31 | 2,299.281 | 1,422.163 | -73.664 |
2021-09-30 | 1,890.534 | 1,315.96 | -414 |
2021-06-30 | 1,681.699 | 1,119.611 | -766.009 |
2021-03-31 | 1,343.598 | 647.817 | -1,020.111 |
MUR's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- MUR has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 72.32% of graded US stocks.
- MUR's asset turnover comes in at 0.16 -- ranking 117th of 136 Petroleum and Natural Gas stocks.
- HP, PARR, and RNGR are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with MUR.
The table below shows MUR's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-06-30 | 0.160 | 0.584 | -0.057 |
2021-03-31 | 0.128 | 0.472 | -0.082 |
2020-12-31 | 0.183 | 0.607 | -0.094 |
2020-09-30 | 0.206 | 0.630 | -0.082 |
2020-06-30 | 0.235 | 0.671 | 0.021 |
2020-03-31 | 0.263 | 0.738 | 0.057 |
MUR Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of MUR, see our MUR price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $27.15 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.88 (Hold) |
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MUR Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $38.00 | 52-week high | $45.79 |
Prev. close | $37.89 | 52-week low | $19.44 |
Day low | $37.67 | Volume | 209,205 |
Day high | $38.43 | Avg. volume | 1,843,331 |
50-day MA | $33.53 | Dividend yield | 2.64% |
200-day MA | $34.39 | Market Cap | 5.91B |
Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) Company Bio
Murphy Oil explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids across the world. The company was founded in 1964 and is based in El Dorado, Arkansas.
Latest MUR News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about MURPHY OIL CORP that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate MUR as an investment opportunity.
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Murphy Oil Corporation Announces Early Results of Cash Tender Offers for Outstanding Debt SecuritiesHOUSTON, August 15, 2022--Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) ("Murphy" or the "Company") announced today the early tender results of its previously announced series of tender offers (the "Tender Offers") to purchase for cash certain of its outstanding series of senior notes listed in the table below (collectively, the "Notes") for an aggregate purchase price, excluding accrued and unpaid interest, of up to $200,000,000 (the "Maximum Aggregate Cap"). The Tender Offers are being made pursuant to t |
Just Three Days Till Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) Will Be Trading Ex-DividendReaders hoping to buy Murphy Oil Corporation ( NYSE:MUR ) for its dividend will need to make their move shortly, as the... |
Murphy Oil (MUR) Q2 2022 Earnings Call TranscriptJoining us is Roger Jenkins, president and chief executive officer; along with Tom Mireles, executive vice president and chief financial officer; and Eric Hambly, executive vice president of operations. Throughout today's call production numbers, reserves and financial amounts are adjusted to exclude non-controlling interest in the Gulf of Mexico. Murphy takes no duty to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. |
Murphy Oil (MUR) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Rise Y/YMurphy Oil's (MUR) second-quarter earnings are better than expected. The company raises its 2022 production guidance. |
MUR Price Returns
1-mo | 14.46% |
3-mo | -13.31% |
6-mo | 4.47% |
1-year | 95.80% |
3-year | 103.66% |
5-year | 92.46% |
YTD | 48.06% |
2021 | 121.37% |
2020 | -52.74% |
2019 | 19.48% |
2018 | -22.09% |
2017 | 3.41% |
MUR Dividends
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