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Murphy Oil (MUR) to Post Q1 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

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Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR - Free Report) is set to release first-quarter and 2019 results on May 2. In the last reported quarter, the company delivered positive earnings surprise of 19.23%.

Let’s see how things are holding up prior to the announcement.

Factors to Consider

Murphy Oil expects oil production growth to drive up total production by nearly 20% from year-ago quarter's levels and projects first-quarter 2019 production in the range of 198,000-202,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d). Out of the total production nearly 66% is expected to be liquids, which reflects on the company’s focus on oil-weighted assets.

We expect the company’s low-cost innovative offshore projects in Malaysia and the Gulf of Mexico to begin production and boost first-quarter results.

Murphy Oil Corporation Price and EPS Surprise

 

Murphy Oil Corporation Price and EPS Surprise | Murphy Oil Corporation Quote

 

Earnings Whispers

A stock needs to have a positive Earnings ESP (which represents the difference between the Most Accurate Estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate) and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) to beat estimates. Murphy Oil does not have the right combination as elaborated below.

Earnings ESP: The company’s Earnings ESP is 0.00%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

Zacks Rank:  The stock sports a Zacks Rank #1. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Meanwhile, we caution against stocks with a Zacks Rank #4 or 5 (Strong Sell) going into the earnings announcement, especially when the company is seeing a negative estimate revision momentum.

Stocks to Consider

Here are a few players in the same industry that have the right combination of elements to post earnings beat this quarter.

WPX Energy Inc is expected to release first-quarter 2019 results on May 1. It has an Earnings ESP of +8.73% and a Zacks Rank #3.

Apache Corporation (APA - Free Report) is scheduled to announce first-quarter 2019 results on May 1. It has an Earnings ESP of +12.55% and a Zacks Rank #2.

Cimarex Energy Co. has an Earnings ESP of +1.95% and a Zacks Rank #2. It is scheduled to report first-quarter 2019 results on May 8.

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