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Murphy Oil Corp (MUR) Price Targets From Analysts
Use the tables below to see what analysts covering Murphy Oil Corp think about its future price and what recommendations they have for investors and traders.
| Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | $37 | $18 | $27.15 | $28.31 | -4.1% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 86 days, MUR's average price target has gone up $3.68.
MUR reports an average of 12.05% for its upside potential over the past 16 months.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-20 | 17 | 37 | 18.0 | 27.15 | 19.93 | 36.23% |
| 2021-09-19 | 17 | 37 | 18.0 | 27.15 | 21.13 | 28.49% |
| 2021-09-18 | 17 | 37 | 18.0 | 27.15 | 21.13 | 28.49% |
| 2021-09-11 | 16 | 37 | 18.0 | 27.34 | 20.11 | 35.95% |
| 2021-09-04 | 16 | 37 | 18.0 | 27.34 | 20.95 | 30.5% |
| 2021-08-28 | 16 | 37 | 18.0 | 27.34 | 21.97 | 24.44% |
| 2021-08-14 | 16 | 37 | 18.0 | 27.22 | 21.72 | 25.32% |
| 2021-08-07 | 16 | 37 | 18.0 | 26.72 | 21.56 | 23.93% |
| 2021-08-05 | 16 | 37 | 15.0 | 26.72 | 21.22 | 25.92% |
| 2021-08-01 | 16 | 37 | 15.0 | 26.72 | 21.71 | 23.08% |
| 2021-07-24 | 16 | 37 | 15.0 | 26.66 | 20.72 | 28.67% |
| 2021-07-17 | 16 | 37 | 15.0 | 25.78 | 19.99 | 28.96% |
| 2021-07-10 | 16 | 37 | 15.0 | 25.28 | 23.54 | 7.39% |
| 2021-07-03 | 16 | 37 | 15.0 | 25.16 | 24.19 | 4.01% |
| 2021-06-26 | 16 | 37 | 15.0 | 23.47 | 25.29 | -7.2% |
| 2021-06-13 | 16 | 37 | 15.0 | 22.84 | 23.71 | -3.67% |
| 2021-06-05 | 16 | 29 | 15.0 | 22.06 | 24.19 | -8.81% |
| 2021-05-22 | 16 | 28 | 14.5 | 21.41 | 20.95 | 2.2% |
| 2021-05-15 | 16 | 28 | 14.5 | 20.72 | 20.27 | 2.22% |
| 2021-05-08 | 16 | 28 | 14.5 | 19.91 | 19.69 | 1.12% |
| 2021-04-25 | 16 | 28 | 13.5 | 19.84 | 16.04 | 23.69% |
| 2021-04-17 | 16 | 28 | 13.5 | 19.66 | 16.90 | 16.33% |
| 2021-04-10 | 16 | 28 | 13.5 | 19.22 | 16.42 | 17.05% |
| 2021-04-03 | 16 | 28 | 13.5 | 18.91 | 17.42 | 8.55% |
| 2021-03-20 | 16 | 28 | 13.5 | 18.91 | 18.42 | 2.66% |
| 2021-03-13 | 16 | 28 | 12.0 | 18.28 | 20.22 | -9.59% |
| 2021-03-06 | 16 | 20 | 12.0 | 16.41 | 19.89 | -17.5% |
| 2021-02-27 | 16 | 19 | 11.0 | 15.34 | 16.33 | -6.06% |
| 2021-02-20 | 16 | 19 | 11.0 | 15.16 | 14.95 | 1.4% |
| 2021-02-13 | 16 | 19 | 11.0 | 15.16 | 14.28 | 6.16% |
| 2021-02-06 | 16 | 19 | 11.0 | 14.97 | 13.03 | 14.89% |
| 2021-01-30 | 17 | 19 | 11.0 | 15.09 | 12.37 | 21.99% |
| 2021-01-23 | 17 | 19 | 9.0 | 14.38 | 12.52 | 14.86% |
| 2021-01-16 | 18 | 19 | 9.0 | 13.33 | 14.69 | -9.26% |
| 2021-01-09 | 18 | 19 | 9.0 | 12.89 | 14.09 | -8.52% |
| 2021-01-02 | 18 | 19 | 9.0 | 12.39 | 12.10 | 2.4% |
| 2020-12-26 | 18 | 19 | 9.0 | 12.28 | 12.16 | 0.99% |
| 2020-12-19 | 18 | 19 | 9.0 | 12.28 | 12.24 | 0.33% |
| 2020-12-09 | 18 | 19 | 9.0 | 11.75 | 12.40 | -5.24% |
| 2020-12-07 | 18 | 19 | 9.0 | 11.81 | 11.70 | 0.94% |
| 2020-11-28 | 18 | 19 | 9.0 | 11.81 | 11.14 | 6.01% |
| 2020-11-18 | 18 | 19 | 9.0 | 11.81 | 9.36 | 26.18% |
| 2020-11-09 | 18 | 19 | 9.0 | 12.11 | 8.68 | 39.52% |
| 2020-10-23 | 18 | 19 | 9.0 | 12.67 | 8.72 | 45.3% |
| 2020-10-03 | 18 | 22 | 10.0 | 14.94 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-09-23 | 18 | 22 | 10.0 | 14.94 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-09-15 | 18 | 22 | 10.0 | 15.22 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-09-05 | 18 | 22 | 10.0 | 15.50 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-08-24 | 17 | 20 | 10.0 | 15.09 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-08-21 | 16 | 20 | 10.0 | 14.84 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-08-12 | 16 | 20 | 10.0 | 14.66 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-08-06 | 16 | 20 | 10.0 | 14.34 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-20 | 16 | 20 | 10.0 | 14.22 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-15 | 16 | 20 | 6.0 | 13.59 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-08 | 16 | 20 | 6.0 | 13.41 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-01 | 16 | 20 | 6.0 | 13.28 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-22 | 15 | 20 | 5.5 | 11.87 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-18 | 16 | 20 | 5.5 | 11.62 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-13 | 16 | 20 | 5.5 | 11.06 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-07 | 16 | 16 | 5.5 | 10.81 | NA | NA% |
MUR Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.89 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
MUR's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.03 over the prior 52 weeks.
The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.
- MUR has a higher number of analysts covering the stock than 89.35% of all US stocks.
- The variance in analysts' estimates of MUR is less than 12.6% of all US stocks.
- Murphy Oil Corp's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 17.14% of all US stocks.
- The average analyst price target of MUR is greater than 18.76% of stocks in the large market cap category.
In the Petroleum and Natural Gas industry, SWN, CTRA and HP are the three stocks most similar to Murphy Oil Corp regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.
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