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Murphy Oil Corp has a consensus price target of $33.75 based on the ratings of 18 analysts. The high is $63 issued by Johnson Rice on March 25, 2026. The low is $22 issued by Evercore ISI Group on October 6, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by UBS, Wells Fargo, and Johnson Rice on April 15, 2026, March 26, 2026, and March 25, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $48.33 between UBS, Wells Fargo, and Johnson Rice, there's an implied 29.13% upside for Murphy Oil Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) was reported by UBS on April 15, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $44.00 expecting MUR to rise to within 12 months (a possible 17.55% upside). 49 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) was provided by UBS, and Murphy Oil maintained their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for Murphy Oil Corp happened on March 25, 2026 when Johnson Rice raised their price target to $63. Johnson Rice previously had a hold for Murphy Oil Corp.
The last downgrade for Murphy Oil Corp happened on November 18, 2025 when Piper Sandler changed their price target from $34 to $34 for Murphy Oil Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Murphy Oil, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Murphy Oil was filed on April 15, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 15, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Murphy Oil (MUR) rating was a maintained with a price target of $43.00 to $44.00. The current price Murphy Oil (MUR) is trading at is $37.43, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.