Sei Investments Co. Buys 49,937 Shares of Murphy Oil Corporation $MUR

Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in shares of Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) by 8.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 623,439 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 49,937 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in Murphy Oil were worth $25,717,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Murphy Oil by 3.0% during the 1st 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 buying an additional 238,326 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Murphy Oil by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,572,610 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $174,144,000 after acquiring an additional 143,125 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Murphy Oil by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,656,394 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $75,468,000 after acquiring an additional 204,349 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 33.3% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,056,427 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $58,423,000 after acquiring an additional 514,127 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 0.4% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,571,120 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $64,809,000 after acquiring an additional 6,064 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.31% of the company’s stock.

More Murphy Oil News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised multiple EPS forecasts. Estimates were increased for Q3 2026 to $0.89 from $0.86, Q4 2026 to $0.71 from $0.69, and each quarter from Q1 through Q4 2027. Full-year 2027 EPS was lifted to $2.86 from $2.72, while 2028 EPS was raised to $2.87 from $2.74. These revisions suggest improving expectations for Murphy Oil’s future earnings. Murphy Oil analyst estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Energy-sector rotation favors MUR. Altimetry’s Rob Spivey believes investors are shifting capital away from crowded technology and AI trades toward energy, supported by rising natural-gas demand from data centers, LNG exports, and power infrastructure. Murphy Oil could benefit from its exposure to both oil and natural gas. 3 Stocks Standing Out and 2 Losing Momentum as the Tech Rally Cracks
• Positive Sentiment: Production growth may provide a near-term catalyst. Spivey expects new wells in the Gulf of America and offshore Africa to begin contributing meaningful production as early as the third quarter and more clearly in the fourth quarter. Exploration success could also potentially expand Murphy Oil’s reserves.
• Neutral Sentiment: Debt-market activity provided no clear fundamental signal. A Murphy Oil 2024-issued bond maturing in 2032 was listed, but the item contained no pricing, yield, or credit-rating information to indicate a material change in investor views.
• Negative Sentiment: Commodity and geopolitical volatility remain risks. Murphy Oil’s outlook remains sensitive to oil and natural-gas prices, while tensions in the Gulf and Red Sea could increase volatility. The company’s relatively low recent profitability and sub-1.0 liquidity ratios also leave less room for weaker commodity conditions.

Murphy Oil Trading Down 1.9%

NYSE:MUR opened at $36.78 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $36.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $36.04. The stock has a market cap of $5.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.34 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. Murphy Oil Corporation has a 12 month low of $21.86 and a 12 month high of $43.34.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.03. Murphy Oil had a net margin of 3.02% and a return on equity of 3.09%. The company had revenue of $732.35 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $702.96 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.56 earnings per share. Murphy Oil’s quarterly revenue was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts predict that Murphy Oil Corporation will post 3.13 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MUR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Barclays boosted their price target on Murphy Oil from $36.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Mizuho upped their price target on Murphy Oil from $39.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Wall Street Zen cut Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 27th. Finally, Roth Capital reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $36.00 price objective on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. 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, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.33.

Murphy Oil Company Profile

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.