The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Murphy USA Inc shares valued at $717,986 were sold by West Malynda K on Aug 12 ’25. At $386.22 per share, West Malynda K sold 1,859 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 117,389 shares worth approximately $46.05 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, West Malynda K purchased 1,859 shares, netting a total of over 717,986 in proceeds.
Before that, MURPHY ROBERT MADISON had added 5,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,835,038, the Director bought Murphy USA Inc shares for $367.01 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $152.66 million.
Analysts at Jefferies downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of May 09, 2025, Raymond James has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for MUSA. Earlier on April 11, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for MUSA stock.
Analyzing MUSA Stock Performance
On last trading session, Murphy USA Inc [NYSE: MUSA] plunged -1.06% to $392.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $388.76, but it reached a high of $401.9 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.73%. Over the course of the year, Murphy USA Inc shares have dropped approximately -17.13%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $523.09 on 04/14/25 and a 52-week low of $345.23 on 08/01/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Murphy USA Inc (MUSA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 386.65, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 381.05. In the upper region, resistance lies at 399.97. The next price resistance is at 407.69. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.04 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Murphy USA Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Murphy USA Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by 69079.0 shares to 1.26 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 1.33 million shares. A decline of -5.46% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.44 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.44.
Which companies own the most shares of Murphy USA Inc (MUSA)?
In terms of Murphy USA Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 432.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.09% from the previous closing price of $396.45. Analysts anticipate Murphy USA Inc stock to reach 460 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 405. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Murphy USA Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 11, 2025, Melius assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $600.
