Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE:MUR)

Following Dan Loeb's lead into Murphy. If the company follows through with a spin-off of it's retail operations and certain divestitures it should provide investors with a healthy return.

Deej

Based on Graham number valuation

outperform

Having their petrol stations near Walmarts is an important win factor for convenience. The WMT stores are easily able to attract customers from the WMT's. That and additional exploration will help them.

An arkansa company

Like the industry in the short term. Think there are better companies if I were to actually purchase.

Oil will continue to be humanity's answer for cheap energy as long as it remains that, cheap. That said, oil also has a bulwark of protection versus alternative industries like natural gas because its consumption and availability are deeply ingrained in our society. Change takes time and oil is no exception. Also, Wal-Mart uses Murphy for all its statistically cheaper than average gas. Thus consumers are more likely to buy Murphy gas increasing revenue. Consequently, to complement its sound financial standing it remains in an industry viable for profitability.

Oil? whos talkin bout oil you cookin?

fool

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

Low P/E, manageable debt, good dividend growth, strong track record. I'm over-allocated toward oil & gas, but prices will be heading back up at some point and Murphy seems very well positioned in the meantime.

In a deep recession, such as the current one, it's risky to invest in the sectors that are affected. Oil is currently affected and analyzing the stock's health is important. Murphy Oil Company has a debt/equity ratio of .16, compared to .43 industry average. Murphy's current ratio is 1.5 and quick ratio is 1.2, both very strong numbers and better than the industry average. Murphy's income growth in the past 12 months is 127% while the industry average was only 25%. It's P/E ratio is 5.2. This information isn't flashy or exciting, but shows definite signs of a very strong company with a good growth percentage. Great time to invest in a stock of a financally-strong company caught in a recession.

OIL

This commodity and energy run is not over yet.

I'll admit I don't know all I should know about the exploration side of Murphy's business, but when I see a Murphy's convenience station being built in front of every new Wal-Mart store and some being constructed in front of the old ones.... I know enough to invest in this company.

I also love the fundamentals. The P/E is in the low double digits, as I write this pitch, good ROE and ROA, and they have a decent amount of inside ownership for a company of this size. Based on my valuation work these shares should be going for around $140 to $150 a pop, and that's using conservative growth estimates.

Go Long,
Fool On!!!

Most everybody on the planet wants to enjoy the benefits of using more energy, and it will be a long, long time before wind and solar can compete with oil. I like Murphy Oil because it is a solid, experienced company based in the USA.

consensus up 0.22

beat earnings est by 33.3%

score = 81

score = 78

As long as a hurricane does not directly impact the company's bottom line this summer/fall, the company is poised for continued growth near term. "Twilight in the Desert" was on the mark regarding the dwindling supply of oil in the world. Murphy can expect improved profits.