Q1 Earnings Forecast for Murphy USA Issued By Zacks Research

Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Murphy USA in a report released on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now anticipates that the specialty retailer will earn $3.76 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.15. The consensus estimate for Murphy USA’s current full-year earnings is $26.45 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Murphy USA’s Q4 2025 earnings at $6.71 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $6.44 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $5.19 EPS.

MUSA has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Melius Research raised Murphy USA to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Murphy USA from $555.00 to $550.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Murphy USA from $550.00 to $554.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Melius began coverage on Murphy USA in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $600.00 price target on the stock. Finally, StockNews.com cut Murphy USA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $525.67.

Murphy USA Stock Up 1.1 %

MUSA stock opened at $480.64 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.18. The firm has a market cap of $9.51 billion, a PE ratio of 19.86 and a beta of 0.80. Murphy USA has a 1 year low of $382.04 and a 1 year high of $561.08. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $471.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $494.19.

Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $6.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.46 by $0.50. Murphy USA had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 61.60%.

Murphy USA Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th were given a $0.49 dividend. This is a boost from Murphy USA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. This represents a $1.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. Murphy USA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Murphy USA

In other Murphy USA news, Director Jeanne Linder Phillips sold 797 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $452.31, for a total value of $360,491.07. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 2,349 shares in the company, valued at $1,062,476.19. This represents a 25.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CMO Renee M. Bacon sold 2,000 shares of Murphy USA stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $469.58, for a total value of $939,160.00. Following the transaction, the chief marketing officer now directly owns 5,927 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,783,200.66. The trade was a 25.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 3,594 shares of company stock valued at $1,695,043 in the last 90 days. 9.04% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Murphy USA

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MUSA. Citigroup Inc. grew its position in Murphy USA by 26.5% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 8,758 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $4,317,000 after acquiring an additional 1,836 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Murphy USA by 81.9% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 1,437 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $708,000 after buying an additional 647 shares in the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Murphy USA by 23.9% in the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 973 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $480,000 after buying an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors bought a new position in shares of Murphy USA in the third quarter valued at about $204,000. Finally, Hilltop Holdings Inc. lifted its position in Murphy USA by 39.7% during the 3rd quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. now owns 598 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $294,000 after buying an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. 80.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Murphy USA

Murphy USA Inc engages in marketing of retail motor fuel products and convenience merchandise. The company operates retail stores under the Murphy USA, Murphy Express, and QuickChek brands, as well as operates non-fuel convenience stores. It operates retail gasoline stores principally in the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest United States.