Investing In Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE: OXY): Why Should You?

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

The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Oil & Gas E&P industry segment. The current market capitalization of Occidental Petroleum Corp is $43.92B. A total of 7.44 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 11.62M 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

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Occidental Petroleum Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.92, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.06%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.06.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, OXY has a high of $61.35 and a low of $34.78.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. 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 $28.05, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $20.33B.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 3.17.

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