After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
Occidental Petroleum Corp is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Energy sector and is a part of the Oil & Gas E&P industry. The current market capitalization of Occidental Petroleum Corp is $48.89B. A total of 14.15 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 11.08M shares.
In the most recent transaction, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC bought 763,017 shares of OXY for 46.82 per share on Feb 07 ’25. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 264,941,431 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 19 ’24, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC bought 3,614,015 shares at 45.60 per share. OXY shares that 10% Owner owns now total 264,178,414.
Among the insiders who bought shares, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC acquired of 2,805,513 shares on Dec 18 ’24 at a per-share price of $46.26. This resulted in the 10% Owner holding 260,564,399 shares of OXY after the transaction. In another insider transaction, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC bought 2,477,362 shares at $46.25 per share on Dec 17 ’24. Company shares held by the 10% Owner now total 257,758,886.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Occidental Petroleum Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.88, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.69%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.27. OXY’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.7% when it declared a $0.24 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/10/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.71%. The OXY stock dividend was $0.22 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. 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
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $27.57, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $20.33B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 3.36.
