President & CEO of Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) Steven A Cosse sells 11,059 shares of MUR on 11/16/2012 at an average price of $55.08 a share.

Murphy Oil Corporation has a market cap of $11.34 billion; its shares were traded at around $55.77 with a P/E ratio of 10.6 and P/S ratio of 0.4. The dividend yield of Murphy Oil Corporation stocks is 2.1%. Murphy Oil Corporation had an annual average earning growth of 17.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Murphy Oil Corporation the business predictability rank of 3-star.

This is the annual revenues and earnings per share of MUR over the last 10 years. For detailed 10-year financial data and charts, go to 10-Year Financials of MUR.

CEO Recent Trades:

• President & CEO Steven A Cosse sold 11,059 shares of MUR stock on 11/16/2012 at the average price of 55.08. Steven A Cosse owns at least 74,262 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.25% since.
• President & CEO Steven A Cosse sold 13,566 shares of MUR stock on 10/18/2012 at the average price of 63.15. Steven A Cosse owns at least 74,262 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 11.69% since.
• President & CEO Steven A Cosse sold 11,365 shares of MUR stock on 09/17/2012 at the average price of 55.94. Steven A Cosse owns at least 74,262 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.3% since.

CFO Recent Trades:

• Executive Vice President & CFO Kevin G Fitzgerald sold 12,000 shares of MUR stock on 10/22/2012 at the average price of 62.52. Kevin G Fitzgerald owns at least 31,472 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 10.8% 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:

• Vice President & Treasurer Malynda K West sold 8,000 shares of MUR stock on 11/09/2012 at the average price of 58.3. Malynda K West owns at least 11,883 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.34% since.
• Vice President & Treasurer Malynda K West sold 7,000 shares of MUR stock on 11/06/2012 at the average price of 60.41. Malynda K West owns at least 11,883 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 7.68% since.
• COO Roger W. Jenkins sold 1,774 shares of MUR stock on 10/17/2012 at the average price of 63.39. Roger W. Jenkins owns at least 24,086 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 12.02% since.
• Secretary John A Moore sold 2,000 shares of MUR stock on 08/20/2012 at the average price of 54.6. John A Moore owns at least 1,102 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.14% since.
• Vice President Thomas J Mireles sold 2,138 shares of MUR stock on 08/17/2012 at the average price of 54.53. Thomas J Mireles owns at least 1 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.27% since.

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

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