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Murphy Oil Corp. (MUR) President & CEO David M. Wood sells 25,000 Shares

Feb 01, 2012 | About:
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President & CEO of Murphy Oil Corp. (MUR) David M. Wood sells 25,000 shares of MUR on 01/30/2012 at an average price of $59.74 a share.

Murphy Oil Corp. has a market cap of $11.53 billion; its shares were traded at around $59.6 with a P/E ratio of 9.9 and P/S ratio of 0.4. The dividend yield of Murphy Oil Corp. stocks is 1.8%. Murphy Oil Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 19.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Murphy Oil Corp. the business predictability rank of 4-star.

CFO Recent Trades:


  • SVP & CFO Kevin G Fitzgerald sold 15,000 shares of MUR stock on 12/02/2011 at the average price of 55.79. Kevin G Fitzgerald owns at least 26,222 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 6.83% since.

This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of MUR. For the complete insider trading history of MUR, click here.




Directors and Officers Recent Trades:


  • Senior VP & Controller John W Eckart sold 15,000 shares of MUR stock on 12/12/2011 at the average price of 52.83. John W Eckart owns at least 27,925 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 12.81% since.
  • Director Steven A Cosse sold 20,000 shares of MUR stock on 12/05/2011 at the average price of 55.29. Steven A Cosse owns at least 73,361 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.8% since.
  • Vice President & Treasurer Malynda K West sold 9,300 shares of MUR stock on 12/02/2011 at the average price of 55.95. Malynda K West owns at least 8,956 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 6.52% since.
  • Director Steven A Cosse sold 20,000 shares of MUR stock on 11/30/2011 at the average price of 55.42. Steven A Cosse owns at least 73,361 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.54% since.
  • Senior Vice President Billy H Stobaugh sold 20,000 shares of MUR stock on 11/16/2011 at the average price of 55.19. Billy H Stobaugh owns at least 35,711 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.99% since.


For the complete insider trading history of MUR, click here.

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