Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE: OXY) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 19.00x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for OXY is at 1.07. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 17 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for OXY is 935.16M, and currently, shorts hold a 4.05% of that float. The average trading volume for OXY on March 17, 2025 was 11.95M shares.
OXY) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE: OXY) has jumped by 2.38 compared to previous close of 45.45. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -1.50% in its stock price over the last five trading days. 247wallst.com reported 2025-03-14 that As baby boomers approach or enter retirement, investment strategies are shifting from high-growth stocks to more stable, income-generating assets.
OXY’s Market Performance
Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) has seen a -1.50% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -2.72% decline in the past month and a -3.16% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.85%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.13% for OXY. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.90% for OXY’s stock, with a -12.93% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OXY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OXY stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for OXY by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for OXY in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $64 based on the research report published on March 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OXY reach a price target of $45, previously predicting the price at $54. The rating they have provided for OXY stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on January 31st, 2025.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to OXY, setting the target price at $56 in the report published on November 08th of the previous year.
OXY Trading at -4.88% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OXY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -34.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.13%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.85%, as shares sank -2.82% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.98% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OXY fell by -1.50%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -24.89% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $47.92. In addition, Occidental Petroleum Corp saw -5.83% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OXY starting from BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, who purchase 763,017 shares at the price of $46.82 back on Feb 07 ’25. After this action, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC now owns 264,941,431 shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp, valued at $35,724,074 using the latest closing price.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, the 10% Owner of Occidental Petroleum Corp, purchase 3,614,015 shares at $45.60 during a trade that took place back on Dec 19 ’24, which means that BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC is holding 264,178,414 shares at $164,787,626 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OXY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Occidental Petroleum Corp stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 8.88, with 3.49 for asset returns.
Based on Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.42. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.79. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.2.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 12.62 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.98. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.57. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.29for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.31. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.95.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
