The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund owns $8.36 million in Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA)

According to the most recent Form 13F filing that Murphy USA INC made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its holdings in Murphy USA INC (NYSE: MUSA) by an astounding 85.4% during the third quarter of 2018. Following the purchase of an additional 14,000 shares throughout the period, the fund’s total holdings of the specialty store’s stock amounted to 30,400.

The most recent filing with the SEC reveals that the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund owned approximately 0.13% of Murphy USA, which at the time was valued at approximately $8,357,000.

In the most recent few months, various institutional investors have engaged in transactions that involved buying and selling company shares. Various companies carried out these transactions. For Financial Management Professionals, INC to increase its ownership percentage in Murphy, USA, the company invested approximately $27,000 during the third quarter.

During the second quarter, Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased the number of Murphy USA shares in its portfolio of businesses by 47.6%.

The most recent quarter saw Quadrant Capital Group LLC acquire an additional 39 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, bringing the total number of shares directly owned by the company to 121, with a value of $28,000.

This brings the total number of shares directly owned by the company to 121.

During the second quarter of this year, Ronald Blue Trust INC invested approximately $33,000 to acquire a new position at Murphy USA.

Private Trust Co NA shelled out approximately 34,000 dollars during the second quarter to acquire a new investment in Murphy, USA.

And finally, during the second quarter of 2018, Pinebridge Investments L.P.

Added approximately $43,000 in new holding capital to Murphy USA.

The majority of the company’s stock is held by institutional investors and hedge funds to the tune of 85.30 percent.
A sizeable number of analysts have contributed their thoughts in recent reports written on the stock.

In a research report made public on Friday, February 3, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their “overweight” rating on shares of Murphy USA from $350.00 to $325.00.

They also decreased their price objective on those shares from $350.00 to $325.00.

Both of these changes were made.

December 14 saw the announcement that the Royal Bank of Canada had begun covering shares of Murphy USA.

This news was shared with the public.

They assigned a “sector performed” rating to the company’s stock and predicted its price would be $360.00.

In a report made public on February 3, Raymond James lowered the “outperform” rating they had previously assigned to shares of Murphy USA and lowered their price target for the company’s stock from $335.00 to $305.00.

The investment advice provided by StockNews.com for Murphy USA was changed from “strong-buy” to “buy” in a report on the company’s market performance published on February 8. Stephens moved Murphy USA from an ” underweight ” rating to “overweight” in a research report made public on Friday, October 28. Stephens did not just alter the rating for this one item. He altered several ratings.

The company’s shares are currently rated as a buy recommendation by four separate analysts, a hold recommendation by one, and a sell rating by one more industry expert.

The website Bloomberg.com reports that the most common recommendation for the company is a “Moderate Buy” and that the consensus regarding the price target for the company is $314.60.
When trading started on Tuesday, a MUSA stock went for $274.02 per share.

The company’s moving average price over the previous 50 days is $271.74, and the moving average price over the previous 200 days is $283.02.

There is an outstanding debt-to-equity ratio currently at 2.80, a current ratio currently at 0.85, and a quick ratio currently at 0.48.

Murphy USA INC’s one-year high is currently at $323.00, while the company’s one-year low currently sits at $164.30.

The company’s market capitalization is currently valued at $5.95 billion, its price-to-earnings ratio is 9.75, and its beta coefficient is 0.83.

On February 1, the most recent quarterly earnings report for Murphy USA was released.

Murphy USA is a company that trades on the NYSE under the symbol MUSA.

The specialty retailer reported earnings per share for the quarter at $5.21, which was $0.95 less than the consensus estimate of $6.16 among industry analysts. When used in this context, the word “murder” takes on a different meaning than in other contexts. However, the actual sales for the company’s performance during the quarter came in at $5.37 billion, which is lower than the $5.40 billion anticipated.

In the prior year, the company generated earnings of $4.23 per share during the same period. Compared to the previous year during the same period, in 2017, Murphy USA saw its revenue rise by 12.6%.

Murphy USA INC is anticipated to generate 18.89 cents per share during the current fiscal year, as stated by the estimates provided by sell-side analysts.

In addition, the company has declared a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled to be paid out on March 1 of this year. On February 21, dividends for $0.37 per share will be distributed to stockholders currently on record.

Because the prior amount of Murphy USA’s quarterly dividend was $0.35, and this new amount is greater than that amount, it represents an increase from the previous amount.

This comes from a dividend payment of $1.48 and a dividend yield of 0.54% when calculated annually.

This dividend will not be distributed until after the ex-dividend date, which is this coming Friday, February 17; however, the ex-dividend date has already passed.

It has been determined that Murphy USA has a dividend payout ratio (DPR) of 5.27 percent.

Murphy USA, INC is a company that sells gasoline and various other convenience goods under the trademarks Murphy USA and Murphy Express.

Murphy USA, Inc owns these trademarks.

As a result of the partnership that they have formed with Walmart, they are in a position to offer their customers free or discounted products in exchange for certain purchases that they make of fuel and merchandise.

The first day the business was open was March 1, 2013, and the city of El Dorado, Arkansas, is where the company’s headquarters are located.