Murphy Oil Corp.’s recently made public that its Vice President Martinez Maria A unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.43 million on Mar 14 ’24. In the deal valued at $43.35 per share,10,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Martinez Maria A now holds 40,590 shares worth roughly $1.89 million.
Then, GARDNER JOHN B sold 40,000 shares, generating $1,632,992 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $40.82, the Vice President now owns 25,302 shares.
Before that, Vaughan Paul D. sold 6,000 shares. Murphy Oil Corp. shares valued at $237,660 were divested by the Vice President & Controller at a price of $39.61 per share. As a result of the transaction, Vaughan Paul D. now holds 11,877 shares, worth roughly $0.55 million.
Scotiabank downgraded its Murphy Oil Corp. [MUR] rating to a Sector perform from a a Sector outperform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Barclays’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early April with a ‘”an Equal weight”‘ rating. ROTH MKM also remained covering MUR and reiterated its “Buy” recommendation on March 20, 2024. KeyBanc Capital Markets started covering the stock on July 11, 2023. It rated MUR as “an Overweight”.
Price Performance Review of MUR
On Monday, Murphy Oil Corp. [NYSE:MUR] saw its stock fall -1.13% to $46.51. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.47%. Murphy Oil Corp. shares have risen nearly 9.02% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 20.31% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $49.14 was reached on 04/08/24, a 52-week low of $32.80 was recorded on 01/25/24. SMA at 50 days reached $42.37, while 200 days put it at $42.81. A total of 1.23 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 1.26 million shares in the previous session.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MUR Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 46.03, which if violated will result in even more drops to 45.56. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 47.30. A further resistance level may holdings at 48.10. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 57.75, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.07, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 57.93%. Stochastics %K at 55.59% indicates the stock is a holding.
The most recent change occurred on April 19, 2023 when UBS began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Neutral”‘ rating along with a $45 price target.
