How to buy Murphy Oil Corporation stock (MUR)

Murphy Oil Corporation is an oil & gas e&p business based in the US. Murphy Oil Corporation shares (MUR) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $28.14 – a decrease of 7.1% over the previous week. Murphy Oil Corporation employs 725 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $3.2 billion.

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Murphy Oil Corporation stock price (NYSE: MUR)

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Murphy Oil Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$28.14
52-week range	$28.09 - $47.96
50-day moving average more info button	$32.42
200-day moving average more info button	$38.69
Wall St. target price	$41.12
PE ratio more info button	9.1672
Dividend yield more info button	$1.173 (4.21%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$3.11

Is it a good time to buy Murphy Oil Corporation stock?

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Murphy Oil Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $28.51 from 2024-12-18

1 week (2024-12-13)	-5.88%
1 month (2024-11-20)	-13.55%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-19.96%
6 months (2024-06-20)	-28.20%

1 year (2023-12-20)	-33.79%
2 years (2022-12-20)	-27.93%
3 years (2021-12-20)	27.84%
5 years (2019-12-20)	29.34%

Is Murphy Oil Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Murphy Oil Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Murphy Oil Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Murphy Oil Corporation's P/E ratio

Murphy Oil Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, Murphy Oil Corporation shares trade at around 9x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Murphy Oil Corporation's PEG ratio

Murphy Oil Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.3062. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Murphy Oil Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Murphy Oil Corporation's EBITDA

Murphy Oil Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.7 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Murphy Oil Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Murphy Oil Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$3.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	22.52%
Gross profit TTM	$3 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.77%
Return on equity TTM	10.34%
Profit margin	14.83%
Book value	$36.00
Market Capitalization more info button	$4.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Murphy Oil Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 36.36% of net profits

Recently Murphy Oil Corporation has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Murphy Oil Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Murphy Oil Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $1.173 per share.

While Murphy Oil Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Murphy Oil Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Murphy Oil Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 1 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 17 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Murphy Oil Corporation's shares ever split?

Murphy Oil Corporation's shares were split on a 1158:1000 basis on 2 September 2013 . So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1158 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Murphy Oil Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 13.6% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Murphy Oil Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Murphy Oil Corporation's share price.

Murphy Oil Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Murphy Oil Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $28.09 up to $47.9609. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Murphy Oil Corporation's is 2.203. This would suggest that Murphy Oil Corporation's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Murphy Oil Corporation overview

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. The company was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Murphy Oil Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 6.332% of Murphy Oil Corporation shares are held by insiders and 85.551% by institutions. How many people work for Murphy Oil Corporation?
Latest data suggests 725 work at Murphy Oil Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Murphy Oil Corporation?
Murphy Oil Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Murphy Oil Corporation based?
Murphy Oil Corporation's address is: 9805 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX, United States, 77024 What is Murphy Oil Corporation's ISIN number?
Murphy Oil Corporation's international securities identification number is: US6267171022 What is Murphy Oil Corporation's CUSIP number?
Murphy Oil Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 626717102