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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Oil & Gas E&P industry segment, falling under the Energy sector. The current market capitalization of Occidental Petroleum Corp is $45.42B. A total of 5.79 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 12.48M shares.
In the most recent transaction, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC bought 3,614,015 shares of OXY for 45.60 per share on Dec 19 ’24. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 264,178,414 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 18 ’24, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC bought 2,805,513 shares at 46.26 per share. OXY shares that 10% Owner owns now total 260,564,399.
Among the insiders who bought shares, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC acquired of 2,477,362 shares on Dec 17 ’24 at a per-share price of $46.25. This resulted in the 10% Owner holding 257,758,886 shares of OXY after the transaction. In another insider transaction, OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ sold 19,500,000 shares at $35.75 per share on Aug 14 ’24. Company shares held by the 10% Owner now total 165,681,578.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Occidental Petroleum Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.88, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.83%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.53. OXY’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.71% when it declared a $0.22 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/10/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/10/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.5%. The OXY stock dividend was $0.22 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, OXY has a high of $71.18 and a low of $45.17.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. OXY’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.76B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $30.39B in debt and $8.32B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $28.13, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $20.33B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for OXY is Buy with a score of 3.46.
