Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) is slated to report fourth-quarter 2019 financial results on Jan 30 2020, before the opening bell. The company has trailing four-quarter positive earnings surprise of 37.39%, on average.
Factors to Consider
Murphy Oil acquired Gulf of Mexico assets in June. The company’s fourth-quarter performance is expected to have benefited from its stable growth platform that includes Eagle Ford Shale and Gulf of Mexico assets.
In its third-quarter earnings call, the company announced its expected net production for fourth-quarter 2019 in the range of 210,700-219,300 barrels of oil equivalents per day (including non-controlling interest). We believe that higher number of wells, which came online in the first nine months, are expected to have contributed to fourth-quarter net production.
Q4 Expectations
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter 2019 sales is pegged at $760.89 million, which indicates a rise of 9.95% from the year-ago quarter’s figure. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter earnings per share is pegged at 35 cents per share, which calls for year-over-year increase of 12.90%.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for natural gas sold for the fourth quarter is at 398,000 barrels of oil per day. The company expects natural gas production of 396,500 barrels of oil per day for the quarter under review.
What Our Quantitative Model Predicts
Our proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for Murphy Oil this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that’s not the case here.
Earnings ESP: The company’s Earnings ESP is -0.94%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: Murphy Oil has a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Stocks With Favorable Combination
Investors can consider some companies from the same industry that have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in their upcoming quarterly releases.
Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN) is slated to release fourth-quarter results on Feb 18. It has an Earnings ESP of +4.30% and a Zacks Rank #2.
Noble Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:NBL) is scheduled to announce fourth-quarter results on Feb 12. It has an Earnings ESP of +19.81% and a Zacks Rank #3.
Cimarex Energy Co (NYSE:XEC) is set to release fourth-quarter results on Feb 19. It has an Earnings ESP of +9.20% and a Zacks Rank #3.
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