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The price of Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE: OXY) closed at $44.75 in the last session, up 1.36% from day before closing price of $44.15. In other words, the price has increased by $1.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.1 million shares were traded. OXY stock price reached its highest trading level at $44.785 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $43.88.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at OXY’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.81 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.22. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.83 and its Current Ratio is at 1.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.65.
On April 08, 2025, TD Cowen Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $45.
Raymond James Downgraded its Strong Buy to Outperform on March 10, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $81 to $64.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 07 ’25 when BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC bought 763,017 shares for $46.82 per share. The transaction valued at 35,724,074 led to the insider holds 264,941,431 shares of the business.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC bought 3,614,015 shares of OXY for $164,787,626 on Dec 19 ’24. The 10% Owner now owns 264,178,414 shares after completing the transaction at $45.60 per share. On Dec 18 ’24, another insider, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 2,805,513 shares for $46.26 each. As a result, the insider paid 129,777,124 and bolstered with 260,564,399 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, OXY now has a Market Capitalization of 44053688320 and an Enterprise Value of 74642677760. As of this moment, Occidental’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 12.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.62 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.749 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.649.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for OXY is 1.04, which has changed by -0.22591245 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, OXY has reached a high of $58.47, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $34.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.87%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, OXY traded on average about 11.45M shares per day over the past 3-months and 11665350 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 984.42M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 980.84M. Insiders hold about 0.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.67% stake in the company. Shares short for OXY as of 1753920000 were 34163179 with a Short Ratio of 2.98, compared to 1751241600 on 39467296. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 34163179 and a Short% of Float of 5.4.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for OXY is 0.92, which was 0.92 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020838052The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.06. The current Payout Ratio is 36.00% for OXY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-02-25 when the company split stock in a 10000:9983 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) reflects the combined expertise of 14.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.63, with high estimates of $0.9 and low estimates of $0.35.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.83 and $1.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.3. EPS for the following year is $2.82, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $4.0 and $1.3.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $6.76B. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.98B to a low estimate of $6.51B. As of the current estimate, Occidental Petroleum Corp’s year-ago sales were $7.15BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.74B. There is a high estimate of $7.02B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.47B.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for OXY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $27.69B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $26.29B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $26.79B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $26.88BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $27.55B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $29.51B and the low estimate is $25.82B.
