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Murphy Oil Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:MUR | Benzinga
Murphy Oil Corp has a consensus price target of $33.94 based on the ratings of 19 analysts. The high is $53 issued by Mizuho on September 18, 2023. The low is $22 issued by Barclays on May 9, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Morgan Stanley, Roth Capital, and Wells Fargo on May 23, 2025, May 15, 2025, and May 14, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $25.67 between Morgan Stanley, Roth Capital, and Wells Fargo, there's an implied 0.69% upside for Murphy Oil Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Morgan Stanley
Roth Capital
Wells Fargo
Piper Sandler
Mizuho
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Murphy Oil
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/23/2025 | Buy Now | 2% | Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott79% | $27 → $26 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2025 | Buy Now | — | Johnson Rice | Charles Meade70% | — | Downgrade | Accumulate → Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2025 | Buy Now | -1.92% | Roth Capital | Leo Mariani87% | $27 → $25 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2025 | Buy Now | 2% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read64% | $31 → $26 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2025 | Buy Now | 17.69% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $35 → $30 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2025 | Buy Now | 21.62% | Mizuho | William Janela49% | $32 → $31 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2025 | Buy Now | -13.69% | Barclays | Betty Jiang48% | $24 → $22 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | -5.85% | Barclays | Betty Jiang48% | $32 → $24 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | 37.31% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $34 → $35 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2025 | Buy Now | — | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan50% | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Sector Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2025 | Buy Now | -13.69% | Scotiabank | Paul Cheng53% | $36 → $22 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2025 | Buy Now | -9.77% | UBS | Josh Silverstein52% | $28 → $23 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2025 | Buy Now | 25.54% | Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott79% | $37 → $32 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2025 | Buy Now | 25.54% | Barclays | Betty Jiang48% | $34 → $32 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2025 | Buy Now | 9.85% | JP Morgan | Arun Jayaram62% | $33 → $28 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/06/2025 | Buy Now | 33.39% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $35 → $34 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | 33.39% | Barclays | Betty Jiang48% | $37 → $34 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | 25.54% | UBS | Josh Silverstein52% | $34 → $32 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | 45.15% | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan50% | $50 → $37 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 21.62% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann60% | $42 → $31 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 21.62% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read64% | $35 → $31 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2025 | Buy Now | 37.31% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $39 → $35 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2025 | Buy Now | 45.15% | Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott79% | → $37 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | 64.77% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann60% | $40 → $42 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 53% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $42 → $39 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/16/2024 | Buy Now | 76.54% | Mizuho | William Janela49% | $50 → $45 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | 33.39% | UBS | Josh Silverstein52% | $38 → $34 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | 37.31% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read64% | $39 → $35 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/18/2024 | Buy Now | 49.08% | UBS | Josh Silverstein52% | $39 → $38 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/18/2024 | Buy Now | 64.77% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $43 → $42 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2024 | Buy Now | 45.15% | Barclays | Betty Jiang48% | $38 → $37 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | 96.16% | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan50% | $54 → $50 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2024 | Buy Now | 68.69% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $44 → $43 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 41.23% | Scotiabank | Paul Cheng53% | $47 → $36 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2024 | Buy Now | 53% | Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta69% | $44 → $39 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2024 | Buy Now | 56.92% | BMO Capital | Phillip Jungwirth62% | $42 → $40 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2024 | Buy Now | 49.08% | Barclays | Betty Jiang48% | $46 → $38 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | 64.77% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann60% | $55 → $42 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/27/2024 | Buy Now | 53% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read64% | $41 → $39 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/18/2024 | Buy Now | 53% | UBS | Josh Silverstein52% | $45 → $39 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 53% | Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott79% | $43 → $39 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | 96.16% | Mizuho | William Janela49% | $59 → $50 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2024 | Buy Now | 53% | JP Morgan | Arun Jayaram62% | $47 → $39 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2024 | Buy Now | 60.85% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read64% | $47 → $41 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/15/2024 | Buy Now | 72.62% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $54 → $44 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/15/2024 | Buy Now | 84.39% | JP Morgan | Arun Jayaram62% | $50 → $47 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/13/2024 | Buy Now | 76.54% | UBS | Josh Silverstein52% | $49 → $45 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2024 | Buy Now | 80.46% | Barclays | Betty Jiang48% | $54 → $46 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | 115.77% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann60% | $59 → $55 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Doug Leggate70% | — | Reinstates | → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | 111.85% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $55 → $54 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2024 | Buy Now | 84.39% | Scotiabank | Paul Cheng53% | $50 → $47 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2024 | Buy Now | 131.46% | Mizuho | William Janela49% | $55 → $59 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2024 | Buy Now | 111.85% | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan50% | $50 → $54 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2024 | Buy Now | 115.77% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $49 → $55 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2024 | Buy Now | 115.77% | Mizuho | William Janela49% | $53 → $55 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 96.16% | Scotiabank | Paul Cheng53% | $46 → $50 | Downgrade | Sector Outperform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 111.85% | Barclays | Betty Jiang48% | → $54 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2024 | Buy Now | 131.46% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann60% | $58 → $59 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2024 | Buy Now | 104% | JP Morgan | Arun Jayaram62% | $51 → $52 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2024 | Buy Now | 107.92% | Mizuho | William Janela49% | $50 → $53 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2024 | Buy Now | 92.23% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $50 → $49 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | 68.69% | UBS | Josh Silverstein52% | $45 → $43 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2024 | Buy Now | 96.16% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $56 → $50 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/12/2024 | Buy Now | 107.92% | JP Morgan | Arun Jayaram62% | $56 → $53 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/11/2024 | Buy Now | 96.16% | Keybanc | Tim Rezvan50% | $53 → $50 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/14/2023 | Buy Now | 76.54% | UBS | Josh Silverstein52% | $50 → $45 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/06/2023 | Buy Now | 119.69% | JP Morgan | Arun Jayaram62% | $58 → $56 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/28/2023 | Buy Now | 123.62% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann60% | → $57 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/16/2023 | Buy Now | 119.69% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $52 → $56 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2023 | Buy Now | 107.92% | UBS | Josh Silverstein52% | $50 → $53 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2023 | Buy Now | 88.31% | Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott79% | $46 → $48 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/18/2023 | Buy Now | 107.92% | Mizuho | Vincent Lovaglio65% | $51 → $53 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/28/2023 | Buy Now | 80.46% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read64% | $45 → $46 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2023 | Buy Now | 107.92% | Keybanc | Leo Mariani87% | $47 → $53 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/18/2023 | Buy Now | 80.46% | Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott79% | $43 → $46 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/17/2023 | Buy Now | 96.16% | UBS | Josh Silverstein52% | $38 → $50 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/16/2023 | Buy Now | 100.08% | Mizuho | Vincent Lovaglio65% | $48 → $51 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/14/2023 | Buy Now | 107.92% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $50 → $53 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2023 | Buy Now | 68.69% | Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott79% | $44 → $43 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2023 | Buy Now | 84.39% | Keybanc | Leo Mariani87% | → $47 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2023 | Buy Now | 80.46% | Roth MKM | Leo Mariani87% | → $46 | Reiterates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2023 | Buy Now | 100.08% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $59 → $51 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/05/2023 | Buy Now | 135.39% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann60% | $56 → $60 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/19/2023 | Buy Now | 88.31% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $50 → $48 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/18/2023 | Buy Now | 131.46% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $60 → $59 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2023 | Buy Now | 72.62% | Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott79% | $43 → $44 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2023 | Buy Now | 60.85% | Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta69% | $34 → $41 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2023 | Buy Now | 135.39% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $61 → $60 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2023 | Buy Now | 68.69% | Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott79% | $44 → $43 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2023 | Buy Now | 76.54% | UBS | Josh Silverstein52% | → $45 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2023 | Buy Now | 119.69% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann60% | $49 → $56 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2023 | Buy Now | 72.62% | Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott79% | $45 → $44 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/24/2023 | Buy Now | 33.39% | Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta69% | $50 → $34 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2023 | Buy Now | 96.16% | Mizuho | Nitin Kumar50% | $51 → $50 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2023 | Buy Now | 139.31% | Piper Sandler | Mark Lear59% | $66 → $61 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 84.39% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read64% | $44 → $47 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2023 | Buy Now | 76.54% | Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott79% | $47 → $45 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2023 | Buy Now | 92.23% | Truist Securities | Neal Dingmann60% | $46 → $49 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2023 | Buy Now | 72.62% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read64% | $48 → $44 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Murphy Oil (MUR) stock?
The latest price target for Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) was reported by Morgan Stanley on May 23, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $26.00 expecting MUR to rise to within 12 months (a possible 2.00% upside). 52 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Murphy Oil (MUR)?
The latest analyst rating for Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) was provided by Morgan Stanley, and Murphy Oil maintained their underweight rating.
When was the last upgrade for Murphy Oil (MUR)?
The last upgrade for Murphy Oil Corp happened on April 11, 2023 when Truist Securities raised their price target to $56. Truist Securities previously had a hold for Murphy Oil Corp.
When was the last downgrade for Murphy Oil (MUR)?
The last downgrade for Murphy Oil Corp happened on May 21, 2025 when Johnson Rice changed their price target from N/A to N/A for Murphy Oil Corp.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Murphy Oil (MUR)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Murphy Oil, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Murphy Oil was filed on May 23, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 23, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Murphy Oil (MUR) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Murphy Oil (MUR) rating was a maintained with a price target of $27.00 to $26.00. The current price Murphy Oil (MUR) is trading at is $25.49, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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