Murphy USA Inc (NYSE: MUSA) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.89 compared to its previous closing price of 399.93. However, the company has seen a fall of -1.74% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-16 that EL DORADO, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE: MUSA) is issuing an operational update in advance of executive attendance at two investor conferences in June, the Jefferies Consumer Conference on June 18th and the JP Morgan Energy, Power, Renewables, and Mining Conference on June 24th. Ahead of these conferences and investor discussions, Murphy USA is updating second quarter-to-date performance metrics based on preliminary results covering the period April 1st to May 31st: Second Quart.
Is It Worth Investing in Murphy USA Inc (NYSE: MUSA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Murphy USA Inc (NYSE: MUSA) is above average at 17.18x. The 36-month beta value for MUSA is also noteworthy at 0.50. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for MUSA is 17.93M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.01% of that float. The average trading volume of MUSA on June 19, 2025 was 313.64K shares.
MUSA’s Market Performance
The stock of Murphy USA Inc (MUSA) has seen a -1.74% decrease in the past week, with a -11.15% drop in the past month, and a -8.23% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.30%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.95% for MUSA. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.40% for MUSA’s stock, with a -16.15% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MUSA
KeyBanc Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MUSA reach a price target of $550. The rating they have provided for MUSA stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on April 11th, 2025.
Melius gave a rating of “Buy” to MUSA, setting the target price at $600 in the report published on March 11th of the current year.
MUSA Trading at -11.22% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MUSA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.38% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MUSA starting from Haley David C., who purchase 1,000 shares at the price of $435.58 back on May 27 ’25. After this action, Haley David C. now owns 1,000 shares of Murphy USA Inc, valued at $435,580 using the latest closing price.
Phillips Jeanne Linder, the Director of Murphy USA Inc, sale 797 shares at $452.31 during a trade that took place back on Mar 05 ’25, which means that Phillips Jeanne Linder is holding 2,349 shares at $360,487 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MUSA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.12 for the gross margin
The net margin for Murphy USA Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 65.24, with 11.12 for asset returns.
Based on Murphy USA Inc (MUSA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.78 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.34. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.45. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.44.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 996.7 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 73.23for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 4.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.80.
Conclusion
In summary, Murphy USA Inc (MUSA) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
