Vise Technologies Inc. Buys New Stake in Murphy Oil Corporation $MUR

Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 20,632 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock, valued at approximately $672,000.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Murphy Oil in the second quarter worth $626,514,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 3.0% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,171,385 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $337,081,000 after acquiring an additional 238,326 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,572,610 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $174,144,000 after acquiring an additional 143,125 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in Murphy Oil by 105.6% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,310,884 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $136,574,000 after purchasing an additional 1,700,498 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Murphy Oil by 8.3% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,656,394 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $75,468,000 after purchasing an additional 204,349 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.31% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $36.00 price objective on shares of Murphy Oil in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Mizuho upgraded shares of Murphy Oil to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $37.58.

Key Stories Impacting Murphy Oil

Here are the key news stories impacting Murphy Oil this week:

• Negative Sentiment: Zacks sharply lowered its Q3 2026 EPS forecast to $0.39 from $0.89 and cut its FY2027 estimate to $2.50 from $2.86. FY2028 EPS was also reduced to $2.65 from $2.87. Additional cuts affected Q1 and Q2 2027 and Q1 and Q2 2028 estimates, reinforcing concerns about Murphy Oil’s medium-term earnings trajectory.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks trimmed its FY2026 EPS forecast slightly to $2.97 from $2.98, versus the broader consensus estimate of $2.98. The revisions suggest analysts may be reassessing commodity-price assumptions, production expectations, or operating costs.
• Positive Sentiment: One offsetting revision was a higher Q4 2027 EPS forecast of $0.77, up from $0.69, although this isolated increase was outweighed by the broader reductions.
• Neutral Sentiment: Murphy Oil shares recently gained 3.8% in one session and were reported to be up 79.3% over the past year. However, GuruFocus calculated a GF Value of $35.90 versus a referenced price of $38.28, suggesting the stock may be modestly above that valuation measure. A Look at Murphy Oil Corp After 3.8% Gain

Murphy Oil Trading Down 0.1%

Murphy Oil stock opened at $37.38 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.51 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $35.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.85. Murphy Oil Corporation has a 52 week low of $22.62 and a 52 week high of $43.34.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by ($0.02). Murphy Oil had a net margin of 9.74% and a return on equity of 6.63%. The business had revenue of $926.33 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $888.51 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.27 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 33.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts forecast that Murphy Oil Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

Murphy Oil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 17th. Murphy Oil’s payout ratio is currently 69.31%.

About Murphy Oil

Murphy Oil Corporation is an independent upstream oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. The company’s operations encompass conventional onshore and offshore reservoirs, with an emphasis on liquids-rich properties and deepwater assets. Through a combination of proprietary technologies and strategic joint ventures, Murphy Oil seeks to optimize recovery rates and manage its portfolio to balance long-term resource development with operational flexibility.

Murphy Oil’s exploration and production activities are geographically diversified.