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$60.40 -0.41 (-0.67%)

11/6/2009 4:02 PM

Murphy Oil Corp (MUR)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

An oil and gas exploration and production company with refining and marketing operations in North America and the United Kingdom.

Current Price	$60.40	Mkt Cap	$11.53B
Open	$60.16	P/E Ratio	21.11
Prev. Close	$60.81	Div. (Yield)	1.00 (1.60%)
Daily Range	$59.68 - $61.24	Volume	2,206,544
52-Wk Range	$35.55 - $65.12	Avg. Daily Vol.	1,689,000

MUR News and Commentary

UPDATE 1-Murphy plans Q1 work at two refineriesNovember 05, 2009 – Reuters
Murphy plans Q1 work at two refineriesNovember 05, 2009 – Reuters
UPDATE 1-Murphy Oil 3rd-qtr profit drops, shares downNovember 04, 2009 – Reuters
Conoco Shrinking to Get BiggerOctober 30, 2009 – The Motley Fool
Is Hercules Ready to Dig Out of Its Debt Hole?October 29, 2009 – The Motley Fool
Murphy says restarts Meraux, Louisiana, FCCOctober 19, 2009 – Reuters
Peak Gasoline Is HereOctober 06, 2009 – The Motley Fool
UPDATE 1-Murphy Oil buys ethanol plant for $92 millionOctober 01, 2009 – Reuters
5-Star Stocks on the UpswingSeptember 28, 2009 – The Motley Fool

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All Members

438 Outperform

15 Underperform

All-Star Members

114 Outperform

5 Underperform

Wall Street

4 Outperform

3 Underperform

Top MUR Bull/Bear Pitches

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alexandertwd (53.27)
Submitted September 26, 2007

GOOD in short and long term

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MUR VS S&P 500 (SPY)

MUR Summary

Sector: Energy
Industry: Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels
Tags: Energy (457), Marketing (25), Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels (359), Blue Chip (121), Large Cap (371), S&P 500 (500), Hard Asset (1024), Arkansas (6), Natural Gas (56)

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memoandstitch (33.35) Submitted: 8/24/2009 11:45:49 PM : Underperform

Start Price: $60.82 MUR Score: +4.85

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mtinvest (38.05) Submitted: 7/22/2009 8:22:45 AM : Outperform

Start Price: $56.52 MUR Score: -6.47

Murphy Oil is expanding their production.

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markgerardaxe (< 20) Submitted: 4/23/2009 12:34:16 PM : Outperform

Start Price: $44.68 MUR Score: +6.51

With an economic turnaround in the offing, oil and gas should recover-helping Murphy Oil!

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Score Leader

TrackBearStearns (86.38) Score: +72.28

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in MUR.

Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	Commentary
MichiganAvenue	86.82	1/17/2007	5Y	$44.17	+36.74%	-20.40%	+57.14
gillrh02	< 20	10/3/2006	1Y	$44.12	+36.89%	-14.43%	+51.32
pstanislaw	< 20	9/25/2006	NS	$44.14	+36.83%	-13.68%	+50.51
RyanColt	68.70	~~10/27/2006~~ 12/2/2006	1Y	$46.36	+30.27%	-18.21%	+48.48
joefcoelho100	70.90	10/2/2006	1Y	$45.59	+32.50%	-14.83%	+47.33
ryan5261	58.09	11/17/2006	3M	$47.02	+28.46%	-18.74%	+47.20	1 Comment
bascomb	85.42	~~2/8/2007~~ 3/27/2007	5Y	$48.61	+24.27%	-21.46%	+45.73
JasonRooks	< 20	10/26/2006	1Y	$47.35	+27.57%	-17.92%	+45.49
Doyle103	95.69	10/10/2006	1Y	$46.69	+29.36%	-15.92%	+45.28
stockpower	96.09	2/13/2007	3Y	$48.59	+24.30%	-20.91%	+45.21

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Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	End Date	Commentary
TrackCollinsStew	68.32	5/28/2009	NS	$56.56	+6.80%	+19.67%	+12.87
TrackBenchmark	88.54	3/26/2009	NS	$48.63	+24.21%	+31.61%	+7.40
TrackOppenheimer	26.63	10/20/2008	NS	$45.85	+31.73%	+15.16%	+16.57
TrackDavidTepper	88.57	8/28/2008	1Y	$81.97	-49.37%	-32.98%	-16.39	12/1/2008 @ $41.50	1 Comment
TrackJPMorgan	78.71	6/9/2008	NS	$93.35	-57.41%	-36.32%	+21.09	12/4/2008 @ $39.76
TrackJimCramer	< 20	5/7/2008	3W	$81.82	-26.18%	-20.37%	-5.81
TrackHAndW	23.63	3/31/2008	NS	$80.09	-24.58%	-14.91%	-9.67		2 Comments
TrackDeutscheSec	89.50	3/28/2008	NS	$81.09	-8.58%	-4.23%	-4.34	8/8/2008 @ $74.14
TrackEveillard	89.92	9/30/2007	NS	$68.40	-7.25%	-24.59%	+17.34	9/30/2008 @ $63.44	1 Comment
TrackBRogers	96.65	9/30/2007	NS	$67.80	-10.91%	-26.44%	+15.52		4 Comments
TrackBearStearns	86.38	1/29/2007	NS	$48.31	+75.95%	+3.67%	+72.28	1/3/2008 @ $85.00
TrackLehmanBros	76.60	1/22/2007	NS	$47.33	+12.97%	+1.06%	+11.91	4/9/2007 @ $53.47
TrackCreditSuiss	91.16	12/18/2006	NS	$50.78	+18.95%	-20.23%	-39.18
TrackUBS	86.41	10/26/2006	NS	$49.84	+44.31%	-10.04%	-54.35	9/19/2008 @ $71.93

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