In a filing, Murphy Oil Corp revealed its Director Nolan Jeffrey W acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.23 million on Mar 05 ’25. In the deal valued at $23.39 per share,10,000 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Nolan Jeffrey W now holds 292,012 shares worth roughly $7.8 million.
Then, Utsch Louis W sold 9,584 shares, generating $269,310 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $28.10, the Vice President now owns 9,504 shares.
Before that, Utsch Louis W bought 9,584 shares. Murphy Oil Corp shares valued at $269,310 were divested by the Officer at a price of $28.10 per share.
Truist downgraded its Murphy Oil Corp [MUR] rating to a Hold from a a Buy in a research note published on January 31, 2025; the price target was decreased to $31 from $42. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Morgan Stanley’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late January from “an Equal-weight” to “an Underweight”. JP Morgan also remained covering MUR and has decreased its forecast on August 15, 2024 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Overweight” rating.
Price Performance Review of MUR
On Friday, Murphy Oil Corp [NYSE:MUR] saw its stock fall -0.48% to $26.70. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.53%. Murphy Oil Corp shares have fallen nearly -11.76% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -40.38% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $49.14 was reached on 01/13/25, a 52-week low of $22.90 was recorded on 03/05/25. SMA at 50 days reached $28.00, while 200 days put it at $33.60.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MUR Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 26.42, which if violated will result in even more drops to 26.13. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 26.96. A further resistance level may holdings at 27.21. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 50.99, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.28, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 15.08%. Stochastics %K at 88.86% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Murphy Oil Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Murphy Oil Corp stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 6.59 million shares to a total of 19.53 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 12.93 million shares. There was a rise of 33.77%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
