Oppenheimer Downgrades Murphy Oil Corp. (MUR) to Perform

Oppenheimer downgraded Murphy Oil Corp. (NYSE: MUR) from Outperform to Perform amid continued deficit spending.

Analyst Fadel Gheit commented, "We are downgrading MUR to Perform from Outperform and removing our $55 PT as we expect the deficit spending to continue into 2017 and beyond at average crude oil prices below $80/b. We expect MUR to face a cash flow deficit of $1.6B this year and $900M next year, which will be funded from $1.3B cash on hand and additional borrowing. MUR had a loss of $83.1M, or ($0.48)/share in 2Q15 vs. a consensus estimate of ($0.54), and down from EPS of $0.90 in 2Q14 but up from ($1.11) in 1Q15. The swings were driven by crude oil price volatility between periods. MUR completed the sale of the remaining UK downstream assets and spent $250M on share buybacks in 2Q15."

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Shares of Murphy Oil Corp. closed at $34.97 yesterday.

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