Murphy Oil vs SM Energy
MUR and SM side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MUR and SM compare
SM Energy is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Murphy Oil ($7.4B against $5.2B).
On earnings, SM Energy is cheaper: it trades at 7.6× trailing earnings, against 11.2× for Murphy Oil.
SM Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (108% versus 13.2% for Murphy Oil).
Murphy Oil keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.0% compared with 13.7% at SM Energy.
Both pay dividends: Murphy Oil yields 3.8% and SM Energy 2.8%.
Murphy Oil scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 13 for SM Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | MUR | SM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.2B | $7.4B |
| Share price | $35.93 | $31.16 |
| Change, 1 year | 24.8% | 69.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 36.5% | 3.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| Employees | 822 | 1,241 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 13 |
| Valuation score | 4 | 4 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.2× | 7.6× (better) |
| P/S | 1.6× | 1.1× (better) |
| P/B | 1.0× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.5× (better) | 4.3× |
| Fair value | $55.14 | $39.24 |
| Margin of safety | 34.8% (better) | 20.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.2% | 108% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.7% | 22.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 228% (better) | 29.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 228% (better) | −34.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 74.2% |
| Operating margin | 25.8% (better) | 23.6% |
| Net margin | 15.0% (better) | 13.7% |
| Return on equity | 8.9% | 15.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 9.7% | 20.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.30 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.62 | – |
| Interest coverage | 8.0× (better) | 4.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.95 (better) | 0.57 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.11 (better) | 1.25 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.8% (better) | 2.8% |
| Payout ratio | 42.1% | 22.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 15.8% | 109% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.02% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.8% (better) | 2.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.7% | 96.7% |
| Held by insiders | 4.6% | 0.90% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.9M | −$1.6M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.2% | 5.5% |
Go deeper
- MUR stock overview
- MUR income statement
- MUR valuation and score
- SM stock overview
- SM income statement
- SM valuation and score
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