Murphy Oil (MUR) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Murphy Oil (NYSE: MUR):

• 1/30/2026 – Murphy Oil had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $31.00 to $29.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/29/2026 – Murphy Oil had its “sector weight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at KeyCorp.
• 1/27/2026 – Murphy Oil had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $28.00 to $32.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2026 – Murphy Oil had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $27.00 to $25.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2026 – Murphy Oil had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $23.00 to $26.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2026 – Murphy Oil had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $29.00 to $31.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/20/2026 – Murphy Oil was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating.
• 1/16/2026 – Murphy Oil had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Scotiabank. They now have a $31.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/15/2026 – Murphy Oil had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $33.00 to $35.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/10/2026 – Murphy Oil was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 1/7/2026 – Murphy Oil had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $26.00 to $29.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2026 – Murphy Oil had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Roth Mkm.
• 12/29/2025 – Murphy Oil had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/22/2025 – Murphy Oil had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/15/2025 – Murphy Oil had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/13/2025 – Murphy Oil was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/12/2025 – Murphy Oil had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $27.00 to $31.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/12/2025 – Murphy Oil had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $30.00 to $33.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/8/2025 – Murphy Oil had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/1/2025 – Murphy Oil had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Murphy Oil Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 17th. This is a boost from Murphy Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. Murphy Oil’s dividend payout ratio is presently 180.56%.

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.