Morgan Stanley analyst Devin McDermott downgraded Murphy Oil (MUR) to Underweight from Equal Weight with a $37 price target The firm expects year-ahead production guidance to come in below consensus alongside Q4 results and while Murphy’s recent exploration success in Vietnam offers a source of longer-term upside, near-term free cash flow is limited by spending on longer-cycle projects and further exploration, the analyst tells investors.
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