Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Murphy USA (MUSA)

Murphy USA (NYSE: MUSA) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 7/6/2026 – Murphy USA was upgraded by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from “sell” to “neutral”. They now have a $550.00 price target on the stock, up from $380.00.
• 7/1/2026 – Murphy USA was upgraded by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $625.00 price target on the stock, up from $550.00.
• 6/30/2026 – Murphy USA was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 6/27/2026 – Murphy USA was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 6/22/2026 – Murphy USA was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 6/22/2026 – Murphy USA is now covered by Capital One Financial Corporation. They set an “overweight” rating and a $710.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/15/2026 – Murphy USA was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 6/12/2026 – Murphy USA had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $600.00 to $680.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/1/2026 – Murphy USA was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 5/30/2026 – Murphy USA was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 5/18/2026 – Murphy USA was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.

Murphy USA Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Monday, May 18th were given a dividend of $0.64 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 18th. This is a positive change from Murphy USA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.63. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Murphy USA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8.85%.

Insider Activity at Murphy USA

In other Murphy USA news, Director Robert Madison Murphy sold 41,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $596.96, for a total value of $24,773,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 342,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $204,286,875.52. This trade represents a 10.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Diane N. Landen sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $547.25, for a total value of $1,641,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 53,841 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,464,487.25. This represents a 5.28% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 46,225 shares of company stock valued at $27,363,392 over the last three months. Company insiders own 9.02% of the company’s stock.

Murphy USA is a leading downstream marketer of gasoline, diesel and convenience store products in the United States. Headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas, the company was originally established as part of Murphy Oil Corporation and was spun off as an independent public entity in 2013. Since its separation, Murphy USA has focused on retail fueling services and convenience offerings designed to deliver value and convenience to consumers.

The company’s primary operations center on two retail formats.