Jefferies Keeps Their Hold Rating on Murphy USA (MUSA)


Jefferies analyst Christopher Mandeville reiterated a Hold rating on Murphy USA (NYSE: MUSA) today and set a price target of $78. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $83.20.

According to TipRanks.com, Mandeville is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 6.0% and a 60.5% success rate. Mandeville covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as Core-Mark Holding Company, Performance Food Group, and Crossamerica Partners.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Murphy USA is a Hold with an average price target of $73.

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The company has a one-year high of $89.69 and a one-year low of $61.05. Currently, Murphy USA has an average volume of 521.3K.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 22 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of MUSA in relation to earlier this year.

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Murphy USA, Inc. engages in the motor fuel products and convenience merchandise through retail stores, namely Murphy USA and Murphy Express. It provides Walmart discount program which offers a cents-off per gallon purchased for fuel when using specific payment methods. The company was founded on March 1, 2013 and is headquartered in El Dorado, AR.

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