Stephens Inc. AR Lowers Holdings in Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA)

Stephens Inc. AR reduced its position in Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 16,053 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 352 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Murphy USA were worth $8,055,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Murphy USA by 6.0% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,751,206 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $863,116,000 after acquiring an additional 99,253 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Murphy USA by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 590,558 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $291,068,000 after purchasing an additional 8,507 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Murphy USA by 69.9% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 428,379 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $211,135,000 after purchasing an additional 176,308 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in Murphy USA by 49,501.3% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 388,874 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $191,664,000 after purchasing an additional 388,090 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Murphy USA by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 388,271 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $191,407,000 after buying an additional 16,006 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.81% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MUSA has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. StockNews.com raised Murphy USA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Murphy USA from $555.00 to $550.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on shares of Murphy USA from $550.00 to $554.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Murphy USA presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $510.80.

Murphy USA Price Performance

Murphy USA stock opened at $478.80 on Monday. Murphy USA Inc. has a 52 week low of $371.30 and a 52 week high of $561.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.70 billion, a PE ratio of 19.79 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.18. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $508.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $506.94.

Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The specialty retailer reported $6.96 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.46 by $0.50. Murphy USA had a return on equity of 61.60% and a net margin of 2.48%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Murphy USA Inc. will post 26.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.