Entropy Technologies LP Takes $1.82 Million Position in Murphy Oil Corporation $MUR

Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 44,043 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,817,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in Murphy Oil by 105.6% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,310,884 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $136,574,000 after buying an additional 1,700,498 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 8.7% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 623,439 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $25,717,000 after acquiring an additional 49,937 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Murphy Oil during the 1st quarter worth about $294,000. NewEdge Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Murphy Oil by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 10,954 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $452,000 after purchasing an additional 281 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CI Investments Inc. raised its position in Murphy Oil by 160.4% in the 1st quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 81,513 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $3,362,000 after purchasing an additional 50,216 shares during the period. 78.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Murphy Oil

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its Q2 2026 EPS estimate for Murphy Oil to $0.98 from $0.80 and lifted FY2026 EPS to $2.85 from $2.69, suggesting better near-term profitability expectations.
• Neutral Sentiment: The firm’s current full-year consensus earnings estimate remains $3.09 per share, so the stock is still being judged against a relatively steady Wall Street benchmark.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research trimmed several longer-dated forecasts, including Q1 2027 EPS to $0.58 from $0.62, Q3 2026 EPS to $0.86 from $0.87, Q3 2027 EPS to $0.81 from $0.83, Q4 2027 EPS to $0.66 from $0.68, Q2 2028 EPS to $0.65 from $0.70, and FY2028 EPS to $2.74 from $2.91, pointing to softer long-term earnings momentum.
• Negative Sentiment: FY2027 EPS estimates were also cut to $2.72 from $2.81, reinforcing the view that analysts see some compression in future profitability for Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR).

Murphy Oil Stock Performance

MUR opened at $38.96 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $5.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.04 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $36.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.94. Murphy Oil Corporation has a 52-week low of $21.86 and a 52-week high of $43.34.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $732.35 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $702.96 million. Murphy Oil had a net margin of 3.02% and a return on equity of 3.09%. Murphy Oil’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.56 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Murphy Oil Corporation will post 3.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have issued reports on MUR. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Scotiabank reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $44.00 target price on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 27th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Murphy Oil in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, KeyCorp upgraded Murphy Oil from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $48.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Murphy Oil currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.33.

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.