After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
Murphy Oil Corp is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Energy sector and is a part of the Oil & Gas E&P industry. The current market capitalization of Murphy Oil Corp is $4.47B. A total of 1.89 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.56M 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
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Murphy Oil Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.90%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.94. MUR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.47% when it declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/18/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/19/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.23%. The MUR stock dividend was $0.30 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MUR has a high of $49.14 and a low of $27.75.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $36.00, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.32B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 3.72.
