MUR Crosses Above Average Analyst Target
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In recent trading, shares of Murphy Oil Corp (Symbol: MUR) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $39.73, changing hands for $40.40/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valua
Directly affected
- MUR Murphy Oil
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- OXY Occidental Petroleum
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- COP ConocoPhillips
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- VLO Valero
Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices
- MPC Marathon Petroleum
Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices
- XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration
A fund of oil and gas producers
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR
A fund of energy companies
- USO United States Oil Fund
This fund moves with oil prices
- OIH VanEck Oil Services
Oilfield services rise when drilling follows oil prices
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
In recent trading, shares of Murphy Oil Corp (Symbol: MUR) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $39.73, changing hands for $40.40/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically h…
Source: Nasdaq Markets
Price since this story was published: Murphy Oil (MUR)
Since the first closing price after “MUR Crosses Above Average Analyst Target,” Murphy Oil (MUR) is +12.82%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.52% over the same days, a +12.30% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +5.18%, a +7.64% difference versus that group of stocks.
Filings that name Murphy Oil (MUR) around 16 Sep 2026
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Who gains and who loses around Murphy Oil (MUR)
Companies carried with this story
- MUR Murphy Oil
For “MUR Crosses Above Average Analyst Target,” Murphy Oil (MUR) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names MURPHY OIL CORP in the summary; GA resolved that company to MUR
- USO United States Oil Fund
In “MUR Crosses Above Average Analyst Target,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- BNO United States Brent Oil Fund
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “MUR Crosses Above Average Analyst Target.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr
In “MUR Crosses Above Average Analyst Target,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf
For “MUR Crosses Above Average Analyst Target,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- AEIS Advanced Energy Industries
For “MUR Crosses Above Average Analyst Target,” Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AEIS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- AMPY Amplify Energy
For “MUR Crosses Above Average Analyst Target,” Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AMPY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- ATO Atmos Energy
For “MUR Crosses Above Average Analyst Target,” Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ATO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
How “MUR Crosses Above Average Analyst Target” reaches Murphy Oil (MUR)
“MUR Crosses Above Average Analyst Target” (16 Sep 2026) reaches Murphy Oil (MUR) through Energy.
Murphy Oil (MUR) is on the page because The reported development directly names MURPHY OIL CORP in the summary; GA resolved that company to MUR
A second company, United States Oil Fund (USO), is listed for a different reason: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
Price levels for Murphy Oil (MUR)
BNO traded between 57.39 and 67.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.10. MUR traded between 35.32 and 42.67 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 42.51. USO traded between 141.82 and 162.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 160.80.
The energy score for Murphy Oil (MUR)
46 out of 100
“MUR Crosses Above Average Analyst Target” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 11 linked companies.