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Murphy Oil Analyst Ratings

MURNYSE
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$21.07
0.241.15%
At close: -
$21.07
0.000.00%
After Hours: Apr 25, 4:00 PM EDT
Q1 2025 Earnings in 10 days from now on Wed May 7th, after the market close
Consensus Rating1
Neutral
Highest Price Target1
$53.00
Lowest Price Target1
$22.00
Consensus Price Target1
$37.50

Murphy Oil Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:MUR | Benzinga

Murphy Oil Corp has a consensus price target of $37.5 based on the ratings of 18 analysts. The high is $53 issued by Mizuho on September 18, 2023. The low is $22 issued by Scotiabank on April 11, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Barclays, Piper Sandler, and Scotiabank on April 23, 2025, April 22, 2025, and April 11, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $27 between Barclays, Piper Sandler, and Scotiabank, there's an implied 28.14% upside for Murphy Oil Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

Barclays
Piper Sandler
Scotiabank
UBS
Morgan Stanley

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Analyst Ratings for Murphy Oil

Buy NowGet Alert
04/23/2025Buy Now13.91%Barclays
Betty Jiang45%
$32 → $24DowngradeEqual-Weight → UnderweightGet Alert
04/22/2025Buy Now66.11%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$34 → $35MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/21/2025Buy NowKeybanc
Tim Rezvan47%
DowngradeOverweight → Sector WeightGet Alert
04/11/2025Buy Now4.41%Scotiabank
Paul Cheng53%
$36 → $22MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
04/07/2025Buy Now9.16%UBS
Josh Silverstein46%
$28 → $23MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
03/27/2025Buy Now51.87%Morgan Stanley
Devin McDermott80%
$37 → $32MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
03/18/2025Buy Now51.87%Barclays
Betty Jiang45%
$34 → $32MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
03/13/2025Buy Now32.89%JP Morgan
Arun Jayaram60%
$33 → $28MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
03/06/2025Buy Now61.37%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$35 → $34MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
02/03/2025Buy Now61.37%Barclays
Betty Jiang45%
$37 → $34MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
02/03/2025Buy Now51.87%UBS
Josh Silverstein46%
$34 → $32MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/03/2025Buy Now75.61%Keybanc
Tim Rezvan47%
$50 → $37MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/31/2025Buy Now47.13%Truist Securities
Neal Dingmann59%
$42 → $31DowngradeBuy → HoldGet Alert
01/31/2025Buy Now47.13%Wells Fargo
Roger Read62%
$35 → $31MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
01/29/2025Buy Now66.11%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$39 → $35MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/22/2025Buy Now75.61%Morgan Stanley
Devin McDermott80%
→ $37DowngradeEqual-Weight → UnderweightGet Alert
01/13/2025Buy Now99.34%Truist Securities
Neal Dingmann59%
$40 → $42MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/17/2024Buy Now85.1%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$42 → $39MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
12/16/2024Buy Now113.57%Mizuho
William Janela48%
$50 → $45MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
12/09/2024Buy Now61.37%UBS
Josh Silverstein46%
$38 → $34MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
12/09/2024Buy Now66.11%Wells Fargo
Roger Read62%
$39 → $35MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
11/18/2024Buy Now80.35%UBS
Josh Silverstein46%
$39 → $38MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/18/2024Buy Now99.34%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$43 → $42MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/11/2024Buy Now75.61%Barclays
Betty Jiang45%
$38 → $37MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
10/16/2024Buy Now137.3%Keybanc
Tim Rezvan47%
$54 → $50MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/15/2024Buy Now104.08%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$44 → $43MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/10/2024Buy Now70.86%Scotiabank
Paul Cheng53%
$47 → $36MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
10/07/2024Buy Now85.1%Goldman Sachs
Neil Mehta68%
$44 → $39MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/04/2024Buy Now89.84%BMO Capital
Phillip Jungwirth60%
$42 → $40MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
10/03/2024Buy Now80.35%Barclays
Betty Jiang45%
$46 → $38MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
09/30/2024Buy Now99.34%Truist Securities
Neal Dingmann59%
$55 → $42MaintainsBuyGet Alert
09/27/2024Buy Now85.1%Wells Fargo
Roger Read62%
$41 → $39MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
09/18/2024Buy Now85.1%UBS
Josh Silverstein46%
$45 → $39MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
09/16/2024Buy Now85.1%Morgan Stanley
Devin McDermott80%
$43 → $39MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
09/16/2024Buy Now137.3%Mizuho
William Janela48%
$59 → $50MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
09/12/2024Buy Now85.1%JP Morgan
Arun Jayaram60%
$47 → $39MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/23/2024Buy Now94.59%Wells Fargo
Roger Read62%
$47 → $41MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
08/15/2024Buy Now108.83%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$54 → $44MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/15/2024Buy Now123.07%JP Morgan
Arun Jayaram60%
$50 → $47DowngradeOverweight → NeutralGet Alert
08/13/2024Buy Now113.57%UBS
Josh Silverstein46%
$49 → $45MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/12/2024Buy Now118.32%Barclays
Betty Jiang45%
$54 → $46MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/22/2024Buy Now161.03%Truist Securities
Neal Dingmann59%
$59 → $55MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/18/2024Buy NowWolfe Research
Doug Leggate69%
Reinstates → Peer PerformGet Alert
07/18/2024Buy Now156.29%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$55 → $54MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/12/2024Buy Now123.07%Scotiabank
Paul Cheng53%
$50 → $47MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
05/13/2024Buy Now180.02%Mizuho
William Janela48%
$55 → $59MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/22/2024Buy Now156.29%Keybanc
Tim Rezvan47%
$50 → $54MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/19/2024Buy Now161.03%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$49 → $55MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/15/2024Buy Now161.03%Mizuho
William Janela48%
$53 → $55MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/11/2024Buy Now137.3%Scotiabank
Paul Cheng53%
$46 → $50DowngradeSector Outperform → Sector PerformGet Alert
04/10/2024Buy Now156.29%Barclays
Betty Jiang45%
→ $54Initiates → Equal-WeightGet Alert
04/05/2024Buy Now180.02%Truist Securities
Neal Dingmann59%
$58 → $59MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/04/2024Buy Now146.8%JP Morgan
Arun Jayaram60%
$51 → $52MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
03/21/2024Buy Now151.54%Mizuho
William Janela48%
$50 → $53ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
01/30/2024Buy Now132.56%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$50 → $49MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/29/2024Buy Now104.08%UBS
Josh Silverstein46%
$45 → $43MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/24/2024Buy Now137.3%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$56 → $50MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/12/2024Buy Now151.54%JP Morgan
Arun Jayaram60%
$56 → $53MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/11/2024Buy Now137.3%Keybanc
Tim Rezvan47%
$53 → $50MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
12/14/2023Buy Now113.57%UBS
Josh Silverstein46%
$50 → $45MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
12/06/2023Buy Now165.78%JP Morgan
Arun Jayaram60%
$58 → $56MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/28/2023Buy Now170.53%Truist Securities
Neal Dingmann59%
→ $57ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
11/16/2023Buy Now165.78%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$52 → $56MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/04/2023Buy Now151.54%UBS
Josh Silverstein46%
$50 → $53MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/02/2023Buy Now127.81%Morgan Stanley
Devin McDermott80%
$46 → $48MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
09/18/2023Buy Now151.54%Mizuho
Vincent Lovaglio66%
$51 → $53MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/28/2023Buy Now118.32%Wells Fargo
Roger Read62%
$45 → $46MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
08/23/2023Buy Now151.54%Keybanc
Leo Mariani88%
$47 → $53MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/18/2023Buy Now118.32%Morgan Stanley
Devin McDermott80%
$43 → $46MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
08/17/2023Buy Now137.3%UBS
Josh Silverstein46%
$38 → $50MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/16/2023Buy Now142.05%Mizuho
Vincent Lovaglio66%
$48 → $51MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/14/2023Buy Now151.54%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$50 → $53MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/13/2023Buy Now104.08%Morgan Stanley
Devin McDermott80%
$44 → $43MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/11/2023Buy Now123.07%Keybanc
Leo Mariani88%
→ $47Initiates → OverweightGet Alert
06/20/2023Buy Now118.32%Roth MKM
Leo Mariani88%
→ $46Reiterates → BuyGet Alert
06/13/2023Buy Now142.05%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$59 → $51MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
06/05/2023Buy Now184.77%Truist Securities
Neal Dingmann59%
$56 → $60MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/19/2023Buy Now127.81%Mizuho
Nitin Kumar48%
$50 → $48MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/18/2023Buy Now180.02%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$60 → $59MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/15/2023Buy Now108.83%Morgan Stanley
Devin McDermott80%
$43 → $44MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
04/21/2023Buy Now94.59%Goldman Sachs
Neil Mehta68%
$34 → $41MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/19/2023Buy Now184.77%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$61 → $60MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/19/2023Buy Now104.08%Morgan Stanley
Devin McDermott80%
$44 → $43MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
04/19/2023Buy Now113.57%UBS
Josh Silverstein46%
→ $45Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
04/11/2023Buy Now165.78%Truist Securities
Neal Dingmann59%
$49 → $56UpgradeHold → BuyGet Alert
03/27/2023Buy Now108.83%Morgan Stanley
Devin McDermott80%
$45 → $44MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
03/24/2023Buy Now61.37%Goldman Sachs
Neil Mehta68%
$50 → $34MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
03/10/2023Buy Now137.3%Mizuho
Nitin Kumar48%
$51 → $50MaintainsBuyGet Alert
03/07/2023Buy Now189.51%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$66 → $61MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/27/2023Buy Now123.07%Wells Fargo
Roger Read62%
$44 → $47MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
01/24/2023Buy Now113.57%Morgan Stanley
Devin McDermott80%
$47 → $45MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
01/24/2023Buy Now132.56%Truist Securities
Neal Dingmann59%
$46 → $49MaintainsHoldGet Alert
01/10/2023Buy Now108.83%Wells Fargo
Roger Read62%
$48 → $44MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
01/10/2023Buy Now142.05%Mizuho
Nitin Kumar48%
$53 → $51Assumes → BuyGet Alert
12/14/2022Buy Now123.07%Morgan Stanley
Devin McDermott80%
$48 → $47MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
12/12/2022Buy Now118.32%Truist Securities
Neal Dingmann59%
→ $46DowngradeBuy → HoldGet Alert
12/05/2022Buy Now165.78%JP Morgan
Arun Jayaram60%
→ $56UpgradeNeutral → OverweightGet Alert
11/23/2022Buy Now137.3%Goldman Sachs
Brian Singer56%
$44 → $50MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/17/2022Buy Now222.73%Piper Sandler
Mark Lear58%
$62 → $68MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/04/2022Buy Now127.81%Wells Fargo
Roger Read62%
$45 → $48MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert

FAQ

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What is the target price for Murphy Oil (MUR) stock?

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The latest price target for Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) was reported by Barclays on April 23, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $24.00 expecting MUR to rise to within 12 months (a possible 13.91% upside). 46 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Murphy Oil (MUR)?

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The latest analyst rating for Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) was provided by Barclays, and Murphy Oil downgraded their underweight rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Murphy Oil (MUR)?

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The last upgrade for Murphy Oil Corp happened on April 11, 2023 when Truist Securities raised their price target to $56. Truist Securities previously had a hold for Murphy Oil Corp.

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When was the last downgrade for Murphy Oil (MUR)?

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The last downgrade for Murphy Oil Corp happened on April 23, 2025 when Barclays changed their price target from $32 to $24 for Murphy Oil Corp.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Murphy Oil (MUR)?

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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 23, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 23, 2026.

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Is the Analyst Rating Murphy Oil (MUR) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Murphy Oil (MUR) rating was a downgraded with a price target of $32.00 to $24.00. The current price Murphy Oil (MUR) is trading at is $21.07, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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