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MURPHY OIL CORP (MUR) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show the price targets and recommendations analysts covering MUR.
| 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 | $35.14 | -21.13% |
| 2021-11-10 | 9 | $40 | $20 | $32.125 | $35.14 | -8.58% |
| 2021-11-16 | 9 | $40 | $20 | $32.25 | $35.14 | -8.22% |
| 2021-12-01 | 9 | $40 | $20 | $32.375 | $35.14 | -7.87% |
| 2021-12-29 | 9 | $40 | $20 | $33.375 | $35.14 | -5.02% |
| 2022-01-05 | 9 | $40 | $20 | $33.875 | $35.14 | -3.6% |
| 2022-01-14 | 9 | $43 | $20 | $34.25 | $35.14 | -2.53% |
| 2022-01-28 | 9 | $43 | $20 | $34.75 | $35.14 | -1.11% |
| 2022-02-02 | 9 | $45 | $20 | $35.5 | $35.14 | 1.02% |
| 2022-02-11 | 10 | $45 | $20 | $36.222 | $35.14 | 3.08% |
| 2022-03-03 | 10 | $47 | $20 | $36.444 | $35.14 | 3.71% |
| 2022-03-10 | 10 | $47 | $20 | $37.111 | $35.14 | 5.61% |
| 2022-03-23 | 10 | $57 | $20 | $38.222 | $35.14 | 8.77% |
| 2022-03-31 | 10 | $58 | $20 | $40 | $35.14 | 13.83% |
| 2022-04-13 | 10 | $58 | $20 | $41.777 | $35.14 | 18.89% |
| 2022-04-14 | 9 | $58 | $35 | $46.25 | $35.14 | 31.62% |
| 2022-05-04 | 9 | $60 | $37 | $51.25 | $35.14 | 45.85% |
| 2022-05-05 | 9 | $60 | $37 | $51.25 | $35.14 | 45.85% |
| 2022-05-11 | 9 | $60 | $37 | $50.875 | $35.14 | 44.78% |
| 2022-05-25 | 9 | $68 | $37 | $51.625 | $35.14 | 46.91% |
| 2022-06-22 | 8 | $68 | $37 | $51.125 | $35.14 | 45.49% |
| 2022-08-04 | 9 | $61 | $34 | $47.111 | $35.14 | 34.07% |
| 2022-08-12 | 9 | $61 | $34 | $47.222 | $35.14 | 34.38% |
| 2022-08-15 | 9 | $61 | $34 | $47.666 | $35.14 | 35.65% |
| 2022-08-16 | 9 | $61 | $34 | $47.555 | $35.14 | 35.33% |
| 2022-08-29 | 9 | $61 | $37 | $48 | $35.14 | 36.6% |
| 2022-08-31 | 9 | $64 | $37 | $48.777 | $35.14 | 38.81% |
| 2022-09-28 | 9 | $73 | $37 | $49.555 | $35.14 | 41.02% |
| 2022-10-05 | 9 | $73 | $37 | $48 | $35.14 | 36.6% |
| 2022-10-09 | 9 | $64 | $37 | $47 | $35.14 | 33.75% |
| 2022-10-19 | 10 | $64 | $37 | $48.9 | $35.14 | 39.16% |
| 2022-11-03 | 10 | $64 | $37 | $49.1 | $35.14 | 39.73% |
| 2022-11-10 | 10 | $62 | $38 | $49.9 | $35.14 | 42% |
| 2022-11-17 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $50.5 | $35.14 | 43.71% |
| 2022-11-23 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $51.3 | $35.14 | 45.99% |
| 2022-12-01 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $52.1 | $35.14 | 48.26% |
| 2022-12-09 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $52.8 | $35.14 | 50.26% |
| 2022-12-27 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $51.2 | $35.14 | 45.7% |
| 2023-01-05 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $51 | $35.14 | 45.13% |
| 2023-01-10 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $50.4 | $35.14 | 43.43% |
| 2023-01-18 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $49.9 | $35.14 | 42% |
| 2023-01-20 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $50.2 | $35.14 | 42.86% |
| 2023-01-24 | 10 | $68 | $38 | $50.3 | $35.14 | 43.14% |
| 2023-01-26 | 10 | $66 | $38 | $50.1 | $35.14 | 42.57% |
| 2023-01-30 | 10 | $66 | $38 | $50.3 | $35.14 | 43.14% |
| 2023-02-02 | 10 | $66 | $38 | $50.4 | $35.14 | 43.43% |
| 2023-02-08 | 10 | $66 | $38 | $50.2 | $35.14 | 42.86% |
| 2023-03-08 | 10 | $62 | $38 | $49.7 | $35.14 | 41.43% |
| 2023-03-10 | 11 | $62 | $38 | $49.636 | $35.14 | 41.25% |
| 2023-03-20 | 11 | $62 | $38 | $49.909 | $35.14 | 42.03% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 14 months, MUR's average price target has gone up $15.66.
Over the past 52 weeks, MUR's average upside potential has been 22.02%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-31 | 10 | 58 | 20 | 40.000 | 40.39 | -0.97% |
| 2022-04-12 | 10 | 58 | 20 | 41.777 | 41.00 | 1.9% |
| 2022-10-19 | 10 | 64 | 37 | 48.300 | 45.09 | 7.12% |
| 2022-11-03 | 10 | 64 | 37 | 49.100 | 46.85 | 4.8% |
| 2023-01-05 | 10 | 68 | 38 | 51.000 | 41.00 | 24.39% |
MUR Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.91 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
MUR's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.02 over the prior 26 weeks.
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.
- MURPHY OIL CORP's average analyst price target is greater than 1368.86% of stocks in the large market cap category.
- MURPHY OIL CORP's number of analysts covering the stock is higher than 1473.97% of stocks in the large market cap category.
- In the context of Energy stocks, MURPHY OIL CORP's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 2694.79% of them.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of stocks in the large market cap category, MURPHY OIL CORP's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -3560.7% of them.
In the Petroleum and Natural Gas industry, RRC, MRO, and EQT are the three stocks most similar to MURPHY OIL CORP regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.
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