UMB Bank n.a. Buys 21 Shares of Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA)

UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA) by 6.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 347 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a.’s holdings in Murphy USA were worth $174,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of MUSA. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Murphy USA by 22.2% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 8,385 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $4,133,000 after buying an additional 1,526 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in Murphy USA during the fourth quarter worth about $11,529,000. Oak Thistle LLC bought a new position in shares of Murphy USA in the fourth quarter worth about $1,207,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Murphy USA by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 35,240 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $17,369,000 after purchasing an additional 2,028 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Murphy USA during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,573,000. Institutional investors own 80.81% of the company’s stock.

Murphy USA Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSE:MUSA opened at $481.78 on Friday. Murphy USA Inc. has a one year low of $350.55 and a one year high of $561.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.19, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The company has a market cap of $9.76 billion, a PE ratio of 19.88 and a beta of 0.80. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $518.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $506.02.

Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The specialty retailer reported $7.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.64 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $5.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.54 billion. Murphy USA had a net margin of 2.48% and a return on equity of 62.73%. Murphy USA’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $7.69 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Murphy USA Inc. will post 23.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Murphy USA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $509.40.

Murphy USA Company Profile

Murphy USA Inc engages in marketing of retail motor fuel products and convenience merchandise. The company operates retail stores under the Murphy USA, Murphy Express, and QuickChek brands, as well as operates non-fuel convenience stores. It operates retail gasoline stores principally in the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest United States.