Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/11/16, Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.35, payable on 3/1/16. As a percentage of MUR's recent stock price of $18.42, this dividend works out to approximately 1.90%, so look for shares of Murphy Oil Corp to trade 1.90% lower — all else being equal — when MUR shares open for trading on 2/11/16.
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Below is a dividend history chart for MUR, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.35 declared by Murphy Oil Corp:
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from MUR is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 7.60% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
The chart below shows the one year performance of MUR shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, MUR's low point in its 52 week range is $14.30 per share, with $52.00 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $18.38.
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According to the ETF Finder at ETFChannel.com, MUR makes up 2.47% of the PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio ETF (AMEX: PXE) which is trading lower by about 2.3% on the day Tuesday.
In Tuesday trading, Murphy Oil Corp shares are currently down about 4.2% on the day.
