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The closing price of Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE: OXY) was $47.61 for the day, up 0.21% from the previous closing price of $47.51. In other words, the price has increased by $0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.78 million shares were traded. OXY stock price reached its highest trading level at $48.03 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $47.435.
Ratios:
Our analysis of OXY’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.01 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.81. 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Melius on August 20, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $64.
On August 18, 2025, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $52. Scotiabank Downgraded its Sector Outperform to Sector Perform on April 11, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $40.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 46869188608 and an Enterprise Value of 77458178048. As of this moment, Occidental’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.97, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 17.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.853 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.862.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for OXY is 1.05, which has changed by -0.14061373 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, OXY has reached a high of $57.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $34.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.03%.
Shares Statistics:
OXY traded an average of 11.36M shares per day over the past three months and 8194980 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 984.42M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 980.85M. Insiders hold about 0.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.93% stake in the company. Shares short for OXY as of 1755216000 were 34401426 with a Short Ratio of 3.03, compared to 1752537600 on 35041427. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 34401426 and a Short% of Float of 5.43.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.92, OXY has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.92. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019364346The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.78. 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 stock of Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) is currently being evaluated by 17.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.62, with high estimates of $0.9 and low estimates of $0.35.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.87 and $1.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.29. EPS for the following year is $2.77, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $4.0 and $1.3.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 7 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.26B to a low estimate of $6.4B. As of the current estimate, Occidental Petroleum Corp’s year-ago sales were $7.15BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.86B. There is a high estimate of $7.23B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.43B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for OXY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $27.8B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $26.17B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $26.88B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $26.88BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $28.1B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $30.33B and the low estimate is $25.75B.
