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

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a report issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani expects that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.85 per share for the quarter. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.45 EPS.

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 the consensus estimate 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 in the previous year, the firm posted $0.90 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on MUR. Truist Financial cut Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $42.00 to $31.00 in a report on Friday, January 31st. Piper Sandler cut their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $33.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “equal weight” rating on shares of Murphy Oil in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Murphy Oil currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $35.46.

Murphy Oil Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE:MUR opened at $24.86 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.63 billion, a PE ratio of 9.24 and a beta of 2.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.83. Murphy Oil has a 52-week low of $22.90 and a 52-week high of $49.14. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $28.66 and a 200 day moving average of $31.49.

Murphy Oil Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.325 per share. This is a boost from Murphy Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.23%. Murphy Oil’s payout ratio is 48.33%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Meenambigai Palanivelu acquired 1,573 shares of Murphy Oil stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $26.70 per share, for a total transaction of $41,999.10. Following the acquisition, the vice president now directly owns 37,065 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $989,635.50. This trade represents a 4.43 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Claiborne P. Deming acquired 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $26.47 per share, with a total value of $1,323,500.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 931,651 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,660,801.97. This trade represents a 5.67 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 5.95% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Murphy Oil

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of MUR. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of Murphy Oil during the fourth quarter worth $3,769,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 382,642 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $11,579,000 after purchasing an additional 40,476 shares during the period. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. acquired a new stake in shares of Murphy Oil during the fourth quarter worth about $1,303,000. GTS Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 108.1% during the fourth quarter. GTS Securities LLC now owns 36,836 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $1,115,000 after purchasing an additional 19,136 shares during the period. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Murphy Oil in the 4th quarter valued at $316,000. 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.