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Murphy Oil Corp is an oil and gas exploration and production company, with both onshore and offshore operations and properties. It operates in two geographic reportable segments the United States and Canada. It generates the majority of its revenue form the United States.

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Ratings for Murphy Oil (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) were provided by 12 analysts in the past three months, showcasing a mix of bullish and bearish perspectives.
The table below provides a concise overview of recent ratings by analysts, offering insights into the changing sentiments over the past 30 days and drawing comparisons with the preceding months for a holistic perspective.
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th></th>
<th align="right">Bullish</th>
<th align="right">Somewhat Bullish</th>
<th align="right">Indifferent</th>
<th align="right">Somewhat Bearish</th>
<th align="right">Bearish</th>
</tr>
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<tr>
<td>Total Ratings</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Last 30D</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1M Ago</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2M Ago</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3M Ago</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Analysts' evaluations of 12-month price targets offer additional insights, showcasing an average target of $33.75, with a high estimate of $42.00 and a low estimate of $28.00. Highlighting a 10.76% decrease, the current average has fallen from the previous average price target of $37.82. 
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1743102048_0.png" alt="price target chart" />
<h2>Understanding Analyst Ratings: A Comprehensive Breakdown</h2>
The standing of Murphy Oil among financial experts is revealed through an in-depth exploration of recent analyst actions. The summary below outlines key analysts, their recent evaluations, and adjustments to ratings and price targets.
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Analyst</th>
<th>Analyst Firm</th>
<th>Action Taken</th>
<th>Rating</th>
<th>Current Price Target</th>
<th>Prior Price Target</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Devin McDermott</td>
<td>Morgan Stanley</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Underweight</td>
<td>$32.00</td>
<td>$37.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Betty Jiang</td>
<td>Barclays</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Equal-Weight</td>
<td>$32.00</td>
<td>$34.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Arun Jayaram</td>
<td>JP Morgan</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$28.00</td>
<td>$33.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mark Lear</td>
<td>Piper Sandler</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$34.00</td>
<td>$35.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Betty Jiang</td>
<td>Barclays</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Equal-Weight</td>
<td>$34.00</td>
<td>$37.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Josh Silverstein</td>
<td>UBS</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$32.00</td>
<td>$34.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tim Rezvan</td>
<td>Keybanc</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$37.00</td>
<td>$50.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Neal Dingmann</td>
<td>Truist Securities</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Hold</td>
<td>$31.00</td>
<td>$42.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Roger Read</td>
<td>Wells Fargo</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Equal-Weight</td>
<td>$31.00</td>
<td>$35.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mark Lear</td>
<td>Piper Sandler</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$35.00</td>
<td>$39.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Devin McDermott</td>
<td>Morgan Stanley</td>
<td>Announces</td>
<td>Underweight</td>
<td>$37.00</td>
<td>-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Neal Dingmann</td>
<td>Truist Securities</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$42.00</td>
<td>$40.00</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Key Insights:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Action Taken: In response to dynamic market conditions and company performance, analysts update their recommendations. Whether they 'Maintain', 'Raise', or 'Lower' their stance, it signifies their reaction to recent developments related to Murphy Oil. This insight gives a snapshot of analysts' perspectives on the current state of the company.</li>
<li>Rating: Analysts unravel qualitative evaluations for stocks, ranging from 'Outperform' to 'Underperform'. These ratings offer insights into expectations for the relative performance of Murphy Oil compared to the broader market.</li>
<li>Price Targets: Analysts explore the dynamics of price targets, providing estimates for the future value of Murphy Oil's stock. This examination reveals shifts in analysts' expectations over time.</li>
</ul>
To gain a panoramic view of Murphy Oil's market performance, explore these analyst evaluations alongside essential financial indicators. Stay informed and make judicious decisions using our Ratings Table.
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<h2>Get to Know Murphy Oil Better</h2>
Murphy Oil Corp is an oil and gas exploration and production company, with both onshore and offshore operations and properties. It operates in two geographic reportable segments the United States and Canada. It generates the majority of its revenue form the United States.
<h3>Murphy Oil: Delving into Financials</h3>
Market Capitalization Analysis: Reflecting a smaller scale, the company's market capitalization is positioned below industry averages. This could be attributed to factors such as growth expectations or operational capacity.
Revenue Growth: Murphy Oil's revenue growth over a period of 3 months has faced challenges. As of 31 December, 2024, the company experienced a revenue decline of approximately -20.5%. This indicates a decrease in the company's top-line earnings. In comparison to its industry peers, the company trails behind with a growth rate lower than the average among peers in the Energy sector.
Net Margin: Murphy Oil's net margin is below industry standards, pointing towards difficulties in achieving strong profitability. With a net margin of 7.52%, the company may encounter challenges in effective cost control.
Return on Equity (ROE): Murphy Oil's ROE is below industry averages, indicating potential challenges in efficiently utilizing equity capital. With an ROE of 0.96%, the company may face hurdles in achieving optimal financial returns.
Return on Assets (ROA): The company's ROA is below industry benchmarks, signaling potential difficulties in efficiently utilizing assets. With an ROA of 0.52%, the company may need to address challenges in generating satisfactory returns from its assets.
Debt Management: Murphy Oil's debt-to-equity ratio is below the industry average. With a ratio of 0.4, the company relies less on debt financing, maintaining a healthier balance between debt and equity, which can be viewed positively by investors.
<h2>The Basics of Analyst Ratings</h2>
Analysts are specialists within banking and financial systems that typically report for specific stocks or within defined sectors. These people research company financial statements, sit in conference calls and meetings, and speak with relevant insiders to determine what are known as analyst ratings for stocks. Typically, analysts will rate each stock once a quarter. 
Some analysts publish their predictions for metrics such as growth estimates, earnings, and revenue to provide additional guidance with their ratings. When using analyst ratings, it is important to keep in mind that stock and sector analysts are also human and are only offering their opinions to investors.
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What 12 Analyst Ratings Have To Say About Murphy Oil

Morgan Stanley analyst Devin McDermott maintains Murphy Oil (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) with a Underweight and lowers the price target from $37 to $32.

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Morgan Stanley Maintains Underweight on Murphy Oil, Lowers Price Target to $32

Barclays analyst Betty Jiang maintains Murphy Oil (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) with a Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $34 to $32.

Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Murphy Oil, Lowers Price Target to $32

JP Morgan analyst Arun Jayaram maintains Murphy Oil (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $33 to $28.

JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Murphy Oil, Lowers Price Target to $28

On Wednesday, Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) disclosed that its subsidiary had signed a Purchase and Sale deal to acquire floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) from BW Offshore for <a href="https://www.benzinga.com//node/44289461">gross purchase price of $125 million.</a>
The purchase includes an initial $100 million payment upon delivery by first quarter of 2025, with the remaining balance upon meeting contractual obligations (expected by second-quarter of 2025).
The FPSO will stay at its current site, supporting operations at the Cascade and Chinook fields in the Gulf of America.
BW Offshore will continue providing operations and maintenance under a new five-year reimbursable contract.
Notably, the BW Pioneer, the first FPSO approved for Gulf of America operations, features a storage capacity of 600,000 barrels and can process up to 80,000 barrels of oil per day.
Outlook: Murphy reaffirmed its 2025 capital expenditure guidance of $1.135 billion–$1.285 billion and for the first quarter at $425 million.
Eric M. Hambly, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, &#8221;By acquiring the FPSO and restructuring our contract, we will achieve a material reduction in operating costs of nearly $60 million annually with a payback of about two years independent of oil price, while enhancing returns for future infield development and exploration and increasing net proved developed reserves by approximately 8 million barrels of oil equivalent.&#8221;
In January 2025, the company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $670.96 million, missing analysts&#8217; estimate of $741.18 million, and adjusted earnings per share of 35 cents, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/01/43346439/whats-going-on-with-murphy-oil-stock-thursday" rel="noreferrer noopener">missing analysts&#8217; estimate of 57 cents</a>.
As of the end of the year, the company had net debt of about $850 million, the lowest in over a decade.
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via ALPS/CoreCommodity Natural Resources ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CCNR#NASDAQ">CCNR</a>) and Harbor ETF Trust Harbor AlphaEdge Small Cap Earners ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EBIT#NYSE">EBIT</a>).
Price Action: MUR stock closed lower by 0.48% at $25.13 on Wednesday.
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Throughout the last three months, 13 analysts have evaluated Murphy Oil (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>), offering a diverse set of opinions from bullish to bearish.
The following table summarizes their recent ratings, shedding light on the changing sentiments within the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months.
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th></th>
<th align="right">Bullish</th>
<th align="right">Somewhat Bullish</th>
<th align="right">Indifferent</th>
<th align="right">Somewhat Bearish</th>
<th align="right">Bearish</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Total Ratings</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Last 30D</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1M Ago</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2M Ago</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3M Ago</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Analysts provide deeper insights through their assessments of 12-month price targets, revealing an average target of $35.85, a high estimate of $45.00, and a low estimate of $31.00. Highlighting a 10.55% decrease, the current average has fallen from the previous average price target of $40.08. 
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1741269667_0.png" alt="price target chart" />
<h2>Breaking Down Analyst Ratings: A Detailed Examination</h2>
The standing of Murphy Oil among financial experts becomes clear with a thorough analysis of recent analyst actions. The summary below outlines key analysts, their recent evaluations, and adjustments to ratings and price targets.
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Analyst</th>
<th>Analyst Firm</th>
<th>Action Taken</th>
<th>Rating</th>
<th>Current Price Target</th>
<th>Prior Price Target</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Mark Lear</td>
<td>Piper Sandler</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$34.00</td>
<td>$35.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Betty Jiang</td>
<td>Barclays</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Equal-Weight</td>
<td>$34.00</td>
<td>$37.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Josh Silverstein</td>
<td>UBS</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$32.00</td>
<td>$34.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tim Rezvan</td>
<td>Keybanc</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$37.00</td>
<td>$50.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Neal Dingmann</td>
<td>Truist Securities</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Hold</td>
<td>$31.00</td>
<td>$42.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Roger Read</td>
<td>Wells Fargo</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Equal-Weight</td>
<td>$31.00</td>
<td>$35.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mark Lear</td>
<td>Piper Sandler</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$35.00</td>
<td>$39.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Devin McDermott</td>
<td>Morgan Stanley</td>
<td>Announces</td>
<td>Underweight</td>
<td>$37.00</td>
<td>-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Neal Dingmann</td>
<td>Truist Securities</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$42.00</td>
<td>$40.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mark Lear</td>
<td>Piper Sandler</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$39.00</td>
<td>$42.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>William Janela</td>
<td>Mizuho</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Outperform</td>
<td>$45.00</td>
<td>$50.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Josh Silverstein</td>
<td>UBS</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$34.00</td>
<td>$38.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Roger Read</td>
<td>Wells Fargo</td>
<td>Lowers</td>
<td>Equal-Weight</td>
<td>$35.00</td>
<td>$39.00</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Key Insights:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Action Taken: Responding to changing market dynamics and company performance, analysts update their recommendations. Whether they 'Maintain', 'Raise', or 'Lower' their stance, it signifies their response to recent developments related to Murphy Oil. This offers insight into analysts' perspectives on the current state of the company.</li>
<li>Rating: Offering insights into predictions, analysts assign qualitative values, from 'Outperform' to 'Underperform'. These ratings convey expectations for the relative performance of Murphy Oil compared to the broader market.</li>
<li>Price Targets: Analysts set price targets as an estimate of a stock's future value. Comparing the current and prior price targets provides insight into how analysts' expectations have changed over time. This information can be valuable for investors seeking to understand consensus views on the stock's potential future performance.</li>
</ul>
Navigating through these analyst evaluations alongside other financial indicators can contribute to a holistic understanding of Murphy Oil's market standing. Stay informed and make data-driven decisions with our Ratings Table.
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<h2>All You Need to Know About Murphy Oil</h2>
Murphy Oil Corp is an oil and gas exploration and production company, with both onshore and offshore operations and properties. It operates in two geographic reportable segments the United States and Canada. It generates the majority of its revenue form the United States.
<h3>Murphy Oil: A Financial Overview</h3>
Market Capitalization Analysis: Reflecting a smaller scale, the company's market capitalization is positioned below industry averages. This could be attributed to factors such as growth expectations or operational capacity.
Decline in Revenue: Over the 3 months period, Murphy Oil faced challenges, resulting in a decline of approximately -20.5% in revenue growth as of 31 December, 2024. This signifies a reduction in the company's top-line earnings. As compared to its peers, the revenue growth lags behind its industry peers. The company achieved a growth rate lower than the average among peers in Energy sector.
Net Margin: The company's net margin is below industry benchmarks, signaling potential difficulties in achieving strong profitability. With a net margin of 7.52%, the company may need to address challenges in effective cost control.
Return on Equity (ROE): Murphy Oil's ROE lags behind industry averages, suggesting challenges in maximizing returns on equity capital. With an ROE of 0.96%, the company may face hurdles in achieving optimal financial performance.
Return on Assets (ROA): Murphy Oil's ROA is below industry averages, indicating potential challenges in efficiently utilizing assets. With an ROA of 0.52%, the company may face hurdles in achieving optimal financial returns.
Debt Management: Murphy Oil's debt-to-equity ratio is below the industry average at 0.4, reflecting a lower dependency on debt financing and a more conservative financial approach.
<h2>The Basics of Analyst Ratings</h2>
Within the domain of banking and financial systems, analysts specialize in reporting for specific stocks or defined sectors. Their work involves attending company conference calls and meetings, researching company financial statements, and communicating with insiders to publish "analyst ratings" for stocks. Analysts typically assess and rate each stock once per quarter.
Some analysts publish their predictions for metrics such as growth estimates, earnings, and revenue to provide additional guidance with their ratings. When using analyst ratings, it is important to keep in mind that stock and sector analysts are also human and are only offering their opinions to investors.
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13 Analysts Have This To Say About Murphy Oil

Piper Sandler analyst Mark Lear maintains Murphy Oil (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $35 to $34.

Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on Murphy Oil, Lowers Price Target to $34

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Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) reported downbeat fiscal-year fourth-quarter <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MUR/earnings">earnings on Thursday</a>.
Murphy reported revenue of $670.96 million, missing analysts estimate of $741.18 million. In addition, the company reported adjusted earnings per share of 35 cents, missing analysts estimate of 57 cents.
"I am pleased that in 2024, we continued to focus on our priorities of Delever, Execute, Explore and Return. As a result, we achieved Murphy 3.0 of our capital allocation framework, strengthened our balance sheet, increased our liquidity, made two impactful discoveries and advanced our Lac Da Vang field development project in Vietnam," said Eric M. Hambly, President and CEO of Murphy.
Murphy issued guidance for the 2025 fiscal-year. It sees capital expenditure of between $1.13 billion and $1.28 billion.
Murphy shares fell 3.5% to trade at $25.70 on Monday.
These analysts made changes to their price targets on Murphy following earnings announcement.
<ul>
<li>Keybanc analyst Tim Rezvan maintained Murphy Oil with an Overweight and lowered the price target from $50 to $37.</li>
<li>UBS analyst Josh Silverstein maintained Murphy Oil with a Neutral and lowered the price target from $34 to $32.</li>
<li>Barclays analyst Betty Jiang maintained Murphy Oil with an Equal-Weight and lowered the price target from $37 to $34.</li>
<li>Wells Fargo analyst Roger Read, on Friday, maintained the stock with an Equal-Weight and cut the price target from $35 to $31.</li>
<li>Truist Securities analyst Neal Dingmann, on Friday, downgraded Murphy Oil from Buy to Hold and lowered the price target from $42 to $31..</li>
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Barclays analyst Betty Jiang maintains Murphy Oil (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) with a Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $37 to $34.

Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Murphy Oil, Lowers Price Target to $34

UBS analyst Josh Silverstein maintains Murphy Oil (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $34 to $32.

UBS Maintains Neutral on Murphy Oil, Lowers Price Target to $32

Keybanc analyst Tim Rezvan maintains Murphy Oil (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $50 to $37.

Keybanc Maintains Overweight on Murphy Oil, Lowers Price Target to $37

Wells Fargo analyst Roger Read maintains Murphy Oil (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) with a Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $35 to $31.

Wells Fargo Maintains Equal-Weight on Murphy Oil, Lowers Price Target to $31

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Truist Securities analyst Neal Dingmann downgrades Murphy Oil (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) from Buy to Hold and lowers the price target from $42 to $31.

Truist Securities Downgrades Murphy Oil to Hold, Lowers Price Target to $31

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) shares are trading lower on Thursday after the company reported 2024 fiscal-year fourth-quarter earnings before <a href="https://www.benzinga.com//node/43330142">the market opened</a>.
What To Know: Murphy reported revenue of $670.96 million, missing analysts estimate of $741.18 million. In addition, the company reported adjusted earnings per share of 35 cents, missing analysts estimate of 57 cents.
Furthermore, Murphy reported net debt at about $850 million, the company&#8217;s lowest in over a decade. It reported adjusted EBITDA of $321 million.
&#8220;I am pleased that in 2024, we continued to focus on our priorities of Delever, Execute, Explore and Return. As a result, we achieved Murphy 3.0 of our capital allocation framework, strengthened our balance sheet, increased our liquidity, made two impactful discoveries and advanced our Lac Da Vang field development project in Vietnam,&#8221; said Eric M. Hambly, President and CEO of Murphy.
Murphy issued guidance for the 2025 fiscal-year. It sees capital expenditure of between $1.13 billion and $1.28 billion.
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MUR Price Action: At the time of writing, Murphy shares are trading 6.24% lower at $27.35, according to data from <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>.
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What's Going On With Murphy Oil Stock Thursday?

Murphy Oil shares are trading lower after the company reported Q4 financial results and missed its adjusted EPS and revenue estimate.

The 2025 CAPEX plan is expected to be in the range of $1,135 million to $1,285 million. Full year 2025 production is expected to be in the range of 174.5 to 182.5 MBOEPD, consisting of approximately 91 MBOPD oil and 101 MBOEPD liquids volumes, equating to 51 percent oil and 57 percent liquids volumes, respectively.

Guidance

Murphy Oil Sees FY25 Capital Expenditure Of $1.135B-$1.285B, Production Of 174.5-182.5 MBOEPD

Murphy Oil (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.35 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.57 by 38.6 percent. This is a 61.11 percent decrease over earnings of $0.90 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $670.960 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $741.184 million by 9.47 percent. This is a 20.52 percent decrease over sales of $844.198 million the same period last year.

Earnings Misses

Murphy Oil Q4 2024 Adj. EPS $0.35 Misses $0.57 Estimate, Sales $670.960M Miss $741.184M Estimate

Press Releases

Murphy Oil Corporation Announces Early Results of Cash Tender Offers for Outstanding Debt Securities

Murphy Oil Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial and Operating Results

Murphy Oil Corporation Schedules Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call

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Murphy Oil Corporation Announces Oil Discovery at Hai Su Vang-1X in Offshore Vietnam

Murphy Oil Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend

Murphy Oil Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results, Preliminary Year-End 2024 Reserves, 2025 Capital Expenditure and Production Guidance

Murphy Oil Corporation Announces Strategic Acquisition of Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel in Gulf of America

Murphy Oil Corporation Schedules First Quarter 2025 Conference Call and Webcast for Thursday, May 8, 2025

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