MUR - Murphy Oil - Stock Forecast

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MUR is currently covered by 15 analysts with an average price target of $27.27. This is a potential upside of $5.14 (23.23%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $22.13.

Murphy Oil's activity chart (see below) currently has 152 price targets and 204 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of MUR is 46.75% BUY, 46.75% HOLD and 6.49% SELL.

Stock Analyst Price Targets - Review

Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 53.62% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 391.52 days.

Highest price target for MUR is $40, Lowest price target is $23, average price target is $30.93.

Most recent stock forecast was given by MARK LEAR from PIPER SANDLER on 14-Aug-2025. First documented stock forecast 27-Jan-2011.

Currently out of the existing stock ratings of MUR, 36 are a BUY (46.75%), 36 are a HOLD (46.75%), 5 are a SELL (6.49%).

Analyst name

Rating

Current price target

Potential Upside

Previous price target

Date

Price targets met ratio

Average potential upside

Average Time (Days) For PT To Be Met

Performance score

Buy

$32

$9.03 (39.31%)

$30

5 days ago
(14-Aug-2025)

4/25 (16%)

$8.78 (37.81%)

764

Hold

$24

$1.03 (4.48%)

$23

6 days ago
(13-Aug-2025)

4/11 (36.36%)

$0.75 (3.23%)

86

Hold

$26

$3.03 (13.19%)

$36

1 months 8 days ago
(11-Jul-2025)

7/10 (70%)

$-0.44 (-1.66%)

596

Sell

$23

$0.03 (0.13%)

$22

1 months 12 days ago
(07-Jul-2025)

3/8 (37.5%)

$-0.84 (-3.52%)

28

Hold

$24

$1.03 (4.48%)

$26

1 months 24 days ago
(26-Jun-2025)

9/14 (64.29%)

$0.88 (3.81%)

116

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What is MUR (Murphy Oil) average time for price targets to be met?

On average it took 391.52 days on average for the stock forecasts to be realized with a an average price target met ratio 53.62

Which analyst has the current highest performing score on MUR (Murphy Oil) with a proven track record?

JOHN GERDES

Which analyst has the most public recommendations on MUR (Murphy Oil)?

John Gerdes has 5 price targets and 4 ratings on MUR

Which analyst is the currently most bullish on MUR (Murphy Oil)?

Vincent Lovaglio with highest potential upside - $30.03

Which analyst is the currently most reserved on MUR (Murphy Oil)?

Paul Sankey with lowest potential downside - -$0

Murphy Oil in the News

Murphy Oil outlines full-year production midpoint target and $10–$12 per BOE operating expenses amid global exploration push

Earnings Call Insights: Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) Q2 2025 MANAGEMENT VIEW * President and CEO Eric M. Hambly highlighted three main takeaways: “We delivered a sequential increase in production to 190,000 barrels of oil equivalents per day, which was above the high end of our guidance on strong new well productivity from our Eagle Ford...

Murphy Oil price target lowered to $27 from $28 at Roth Capital

Roth Capital analyst Leo Mariani lowered the firm’s price target on Murphy Oil (MUR) to $27 from $28 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. Murphy Oil’s Q1 cash flow per share was 1% above consensus and 2025 guidance for capital expenditures and production was maintained, though the company expects production at the low...
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