Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Murphy Oil Corp shares valued at $319,376 were purchased by GARDNER JOHN B on Jun 04 ’25. At $21.61 per share, GARDNER JOHN B acquired 14,782 shares.
Also, Nolan Jeffrey W purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 233,947 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $23.39 each, the insider now holds 292,012 shares.
Before that, Utsch Louis W had sold 9,584 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $269,310, the Vice President traded Murphy Oil Corp shares for $28.10 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 9,584 shares, worth approximately $0.21 million.
As published in a research note from Johnson Rice on May 21, 2025, Murphy Oil Corp [MUR] has been rated down from a Accumulate to a Hold. Analysts at Roth Capital downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of May 13, 2025, Mizuho has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for MUR. Earlier on April 23, 2025, Barclays downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for MUR stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing MUR Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Murphy Oil Corp [NYSE: MUR] plunged -1.36% to $22.52. The stock’s lowest price that day was $22.41, but it reached a high of $22.91 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -11.13%. Over the course of the year, Murphy Oil Corp shares have dropped approximately -43.00%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $34.52 on 01/13/25 and a 52-week low of $18.94 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Murphy Oil Corp (MUR)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 22.32, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 22.11. In the upper region, resistance lies at 22.82. The next price resistance is at 23.11. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.42 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Murphy Oil Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Murphy Oil Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 2.66 million shares to 25.97 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 23.31 million shares. A jump of 10.25% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 9.16 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 9.16.
Which companies own the most shares of Murphy Oil Corp (MUR)?
In terms of Murphy Oil Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 34 in the next 12 months, up nearly 48.93% from the previous closing price of $22.83. Analysts anticipate Murphy Oil Corp stock to reach 37 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 27. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Murphy Oil Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
