MURPHY OIL ($MUR) posted quarterly earnings results for Q1 2026 on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported earnings of $0.32 per share, beating estimates of $0.29 by $0.03. The company also reported revenue of $733,550,000, beating estimates of $713,130,326 by $20,419,674.
Stock price change since market close: -1.62%
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MURPHY OIL Insider Trading Activity
MURPHY OIL insiders have traded $MUR stock on the open market 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MUR stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- DANIEL R HANCHERA (Senior Vice President) sold 47,320 shares for an estimated $1,598,923
- MARIA A MARTINEZ (Senior Vice President) sold 8,608 shares for an estimated $300,649
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MURPHY OIL Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 172 institutional investors add shares of MURPHY OIL stock to their portfolio, and 202 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- FMR LLC added 6,263,458 shares (+187.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $195,733,062
- ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP removed 2,859,950 shares (-64.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $89,373,437
- SIR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. removed 1,005,485 shares (-92.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $31,421,406
- LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT removed 889,589 shares (-25.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $27,799,656
- PACER ADVISORS, INC. removed 816,488 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $25,515,250
- AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 806,368 shares (-30.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $25,199,000
- FREESTONE GROVE PARTNERS LP removed 742,558 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $23,204,937
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MURPHY OIL Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $MUR in the last several months. We have seen 0 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Barclays issued a "Underweight" rating on 01/30/2026
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MURPHY OIL Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MUR recently. We have seen 9 analysts offer price targets for $MUR in the last 6 months, with a median target of $38.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Josh Silverstein from UBS set a target price of $44.0 on 04/15/2026
- Hanwen Chang from Wells Fargo set a target price of $38.0 on 03/26/2026
- Charles Meade from Johnson Rice set a target price of $63.0 on 03/25/2026
- Nitin Kumar from Mizuho set a target price of $39.0 on 03/17/2026
- Betty Jiang from Barclays set a target price of $33.0 on 03/13/2026
- Mark Lear from Piper Sandler set a target price of $41.0 on 03/12/2026
- Neil Mehta from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $33.0 on 03/11/2026
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