Murphy Oil Stock To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow (MUR)
NEW YORK (
) -- The ex-dividend date for
(NYSE:
) is tomorrow, February 10, 2012. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 28 cents per share. At a price of $61.46 as of 9:30 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 1.8%.
The average volume for Murphy Oil has been 1.7 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Murphy Oil has a market cap of $11.56 billion and is part of the
sector and
industry. Shares are up 9.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.
Murphy Oil Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas properties worldwide. The company explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.8, above the average energy industry P/E ratio of 10 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.
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