Could this be the case of a blown-up long-term opportunity? Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY)

Nora Barnes

Occidental Petroleum Corp [OXY] stock prices are up 0.19% to $41.93 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The OXY shares have gain 5.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.83%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Occidental Petroleum Corp [NYSE: OXY] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 17, 2025, when Wells Fargo initiated its Underweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $42. Previously, Mizuho upgraded its rating to Outperform on October 03, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $60. On October 03, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $55 on the stock. Melius started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and suggested a price target of $64 on August 20, 2025. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but $52 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 18, 2025. Scotiabank downgraded its rating to Sector Perform for this stock on April 11, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $40. In a note dated April 08, 2025, TD Cowen downgraded an Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $45.

The stock price of Occidental Petroleum Corp [OXY] has been fluctuating between $34.78 and $53.20 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $49.44 within the next 12 months. Occidental Petroleum Corp [NYSE: OXY] shares were valued at $41.93 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.91% based on the average OXY price forecast.

Analyzing the OXY fundamentals

The Occidental Petroleum Corp [NYSE:OXY] reported sales of 26.83B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -5.73%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.25% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.06.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 41.47 points at the first support level, and at 41.00 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 42.27, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 42.61.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Occidental Petroleum Corp [NYSE:OXY]’s Current Ratio is 0.94. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.71. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.54, the price to book ratio is 1.48 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 30.52.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, 10% Owner, that happened on Feb 07 ’25 when 0.76 million shares were purchased. 10% Owner, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC completed a deal on Dec 19 ’24 to buy 3.61 million shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC bought 2.81 million shares on Dec 18 ’24.

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