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MURPHY OIL CORP (MUR) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering MURPHY OIL CORP.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-05 | 8 | $40 | $11 | $27.714 | $39.27 | -29.43% |
| 2021-11-10 | 9 | $40 | $20 | $32.125 | $39.27 | -18.19% |
| 2021-11-16 | 9 | $40 | $20 | $32.25 | $39.27 | -17.88% |
| 2021-12-01 | 9 | $40 | $20 | $32.375 | $39.27 | -17.56% |
| 2021-12-29 | 9 | $40 | $20 | $33.375 | $39.27 | -15.01% |
| 2022-01-05 | 9 | $40 | $20 | $33.875 | $39.27 | -13.74% |
| 2022-01-14 | 9 | $43 | $20 | $34.25 | $39.27 | -12.78% |
| 2022-01-28 | 9 | $43 | $20 | $34.75 | $39.27 | -11.51% |
| 2022-02-02 | 9 | $45 | $20 | $35.5 | $39.27 | -9.6% |
| 2022-02-11 | 10 | $45 | $20 | $36.222 | $39.27 | -7.76% |
| 2022-03-03 | 10 | $47 | $20 | $36.444 | $39.27 | -7.2% |
| 2022-03-10 | 10 | $47 | $20 | $37.111 | $39.27 | -5.5% |
| 2022-03-23 | 10 | $57 | $20 | $38.222 | $39.27 | -2.67% |
| 2022-03-31 | 10 | $58 | $20 | $40 | $39.27 | 1.86% |
| 2022-04-13 | 10 | $58 | $20 | $41.777 | $39.27 | 6.38% |
| 2022-04-14 | 9 | $58 | $35 | $46.25 | $39.27 | 17.77% |
| 2022-05-04 | 9 | $60 | $37 | $51.25 | $39.27 | 30.51% |
| 2022-05-05 | 9 | $60 | $37 | $51.25 | $39.27 | 30.51% |
| 2022-05-11 | 9 | $60 | $37 | $50.875 | $39.27 | 29.55% |
| 2022-05-25 | 8 | $68 | $37 | $51.625 | $39.27 | 31.46% |
| 2022-06-22 | 8 | $68 | $37 | $51.125 | $39.27 | 30.19% |
| 2022-08-04 | 9 | $61 | $34 | $47.111 | $39.27 | 19.97% |
| 2022-08-12 | 9 | $61 | $34 | $47.222 | $39.27 | 20.25% |
| 2022-08-15 | 9 | $61 | $34 | $47.666 | $39.27 | 21.38% |
| 2022-08-16 | 9 | $61 | $34 | $47.555 | $39.27 | 21.1% |
| 2022-08-29 | 9 | $61 | $37 | $48 | $39.27 | 22.23% |
| 2022-08-31 | 9 | $64 | $37 | $48.777 | $39.27 | 24.21% |
| 2022-09-28 | 9 | $73 | $37 | $49.555 | $39.27 | 26.19% |
| 2022-10-05 | 9 | $73 | $37 | $48 | $39.27 | 22.23% |
| 2022-10-09 | 9 | $64 | $37 | $47 | $39.27 | 19.68% |
| 2022-10-19 | 10 | $64 | $37 | $48.3 | $39.27 | 22.99% |
| 2022-11-03 | 10 | $64 | $37 | $49.1 | $39.27 | 25.03% |
| 2022-11-10 | 10 | $62 | $38 | $49.9 | $39.27 | 27.07% |
| 2022-11-17 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $50.5 | $39.27 | 28.6% |
| 2022-11-23 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $51.3 | $39.27 | 30.63% |
| 2022-12-01 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $52.1 | $39.27 | 32.67% |
| 2022-12-09 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $52.8 | $39.27 | 34.45% |
| 2022-12-27 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $51.2 | $39.27 | 30.38% |
| 2023-01-05 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $51 | $39.27 | 29.87% |
| 2023-01-10 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $50.4 | $39.27 | 28.34% |
| 2023-01-18 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $49.9 | $39.27 | 27.07% |
| 2023-01-20 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $50.2 | $39.27 | 27.83% |
| 2023-01-24 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $50.3 | $39.27 | 28.09% |
| 2023-01-26 | 10 | $66 | $38 | $50.1 | $39.27 | 27.58% |
| 2023-01-30 | 10 | $66 | $38 | $50.3 | $39.27 | 28.09% |
| 2023-02-02 | 10 | $66 | $38 | $50.4 | $39.27 | 28.34% |
| 2023-02-08 | 10 | $66 | $38 | $50.2 | $39.27 | 27.83% |
| 2023-03-08 | 11 | $62 | $38 | $49.727 | $39.27 | 26.63% |
| 2023-03-10 | 11 | $62 | $38 | $49.636 | $39.27 | 26.4% |
| 2023-03-20 | 11 | $62 | $38 | $49.909 | $39.27 | 27.09% |
| 2023-03-27 | 11 | $62 | $34 | $48.363 | $39.27 | 23.16% |
| 2023-04-05 | 11 | $61 | $34 | $48 | $39.27 | 22.23% |
| 2023-04-12 | 11 | $68 | $34 | $49.545 | $39.27 | 26.17% |
| 2023-04-17 | 12 | $68 | $34 | $49.25 | $39.27 | 25.41% |
| 2023-04-18 | 12 | $68 | $34 | $49.166 | $39.27 | 25.2% |
| 2023-04-20 | 12 | $68 | $34 | $48.833 | $39.27 | 24.35% |
| 2023-04-26 | 13 | $68 | $38 | $49.076 | $39.27 | 24.97% |
| 2023-05-15 | 12 | $68 | $41 | $50.083 | $39.27 | 27.54% |
| 2023-05-18 | 12 | $68 | $41 | $50 | $39.27 | 27.32% |
| 2023-05-19 | 12 | $65 | $41 | $49.583 | $39.27 | 26.26% |
| 2023-06-05 | 12 | $65 | $41 | $49.916 | $39.27 | 27.11% |
| 2023-06-14 | 12 | $65 | $41 | $49.25 | $39.27 | 25.41% |
| 2023-07-06 | 13 | $64 | $41 | $49.166 | $39.27 | 25.2% |
| 2023-07-11 | 13 | $64 | $41 | $49 | $39.27 | 24.78% |
| 2023-07-20 | 13 | $64 | $41 | $48.538 | $39.27 | 23.6% |
| 2023-08-03 | 13 | $64 | $41 | $48.076 | $39.27 | 22.42% |
| 2023-08-07 | 13 | $64 | $41 | $48.461 | $39.27 | 23.4% |
| 2023-08-14 | 13 | $64 | $41 | $48.692 | $39.27 | 23.99% |
| 2023-08-16 | 13 | $64 | $41 | $48.923 | $39.27 | 24.58% |
| 2023-08-18 | 13 | $67 | $41 | $49.769 | $39.27 | 26.74% |
| 2023-08-23 | 13 | $67 | $41 | $50.23 | $39.27 | 27.91% |
| 2023-08-27 | 13 | $67 | $41 | $50.461 | $39.27 | 28.5% |
| 2023-08-30 | 13 | $67 | $41 | $50.615 | $39.27 | 28.89% |
| 2023-09-27 | 13 | $67 | $41 | $50.769 | $39.27 | 29.28% |
| 2023-10-02 | 13 | $67 | $41 | $50.923 | $39.27 | 29.67% |
| 2023-10-03 | 13 | $68 | $41 | $51 | $39.27 | 29.87% |
| 2023-10-04 | 13 | $68 | $41 | $51.23 | $39.27 | 30.46% |
| 2023-10-12 | 13 | $68 | $41 | $50.5 | $39.27 | 28.6% |
| 2023-10-17 | 13 | $68 | $41 | $51.285 | $39.27 | 30.6% |
| 2023-11-07 | 13 | $68 | $41 | $51.214 | $39.27 | 30.42% |
| 2023-11-13 | 13 | $66 | $41 | $51.071 | $39.27 | 30.05% |
| 2023-11-29 | 13 | $66 | $41 | $51.357 | $39.27 | 30.78% |
| 2023-12-06 | 13 | $66 | $41 | $51.214 | $39.27 | 30.42% |
| 2023-12-14 | 13 | $66 | $41 | $50.642 | $39.27 | 28.96% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 16 months, MUR's average price target has gone up $3.42.
Over the past 47 weeks, MUR's average upside potential has been 23.24%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-08 | 10 | 62 | 38 | 49.700 | 38.84 | 27.96% |
| 2023-03-20 | 11 | 62 | 38 | 49.909 | 34.80 | 43.42% |
| 2023-04-26 | 13 | 68 | 41 | 50.000 | 35.29 | 41.68% |
| 2023-08-03 | 13 | 64 | 41 | 48.076 | 43.30 | 11.03% |
| 2023-10-19 | 13 | 68 | 41 | 51.214 | 47.85 | 7.03% |
MUR Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.77 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 20 months, MUR's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.17.
The bullet points below may help you gain a better understanding of what the metrics in the price target and recommendations tables above mean for MUR as an investment opportunity.
- MUR has a higher average analyst price target than 2605.22% of stocks in the large market cap category.
- MUR has a higher upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) than 5316.75% of stocks in the large market cap category.
- MUR has a higher number of analysts covering the stock than 2974.21% of stocks in the large market cap category.
- In the context of Energy stocks, MURPHY OIL CORP's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -6109.6% of them.
In terms of price targets and recommendations offered by analysts, the stocks in the Petroleum and Natural Gas industry with the ratings most similar to MURPHY OIL CORP are RRC, MRO, and EQT.
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