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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Oil & Gas E&P industry segment, falling under the Energy sector. The current market capitalization of Murphy Oil Corp. is $5.44B. A total of 1.27 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.73M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Martinez Maria A sold 10,000 shares of MUR for 43.35 per share on Mar 14 ’24. After the transaction, the Vice President now owns 40,590 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 07 ’24, GARDNER JOHN B sold 40,000 shares at 40.82 per share. MUR shares that Vice President owns now total 25,302.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Vaughan Paul D. disposed of 6,000 shares on Mar 06 ’24 at a per-share price of $39.61. This resulted in the Vice President & Controller holding 11,877 shares of MUR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Jenkins Roger W. sold 110,000 shares at $40.39 per share on Mar 01 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Executive Officer now total 1,035,190.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Murphy Oil Corp. pays an annual dividend of $1.18, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.26%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.50. MUR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/18/2024 when it declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/2/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/3/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/19/2024. The MUR stock dividend was $0.30 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MUR has a high of $49.14 and a low of $32.53.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. MUR’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $521.18M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.37B in debt and $1.16B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $35.21, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.32B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MUR is Buy with a score of 3.75.
