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Is OXY a good stock to buy?

Occidental Petroleum Corporation · end-of-day data as of Nov 13, 2026

Occidental
OXY · $58.74B
$58.75+0.6%
Nov 13, 2026 · close
$55$60SepOctNov9:3016:003 months -1.3%Nov 13 · close
▲ 4
  • PT$69.29 +17.9%
  • ConsensusBuy · 28
  • FCF yield+11.4%
  • Sector▲ -1.9%
Neutral
  • Earnings in96d
  • RSI47
  • Support-1.0%
  • Resistance+3.0%
  • Off 52w high-12.9%
  • Volume1.0x
  • Bollingerlower half
  • News1.00
  • Trendsideways
  • 52w range$39–$67
  • ATR+3.0%
  • Off ATH-48.0%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
  • MAs2 of 4
  • MA20×50↓ in ~6d
▼ 1
  • MACD-0.39

Updates with the 15-min delayed price. Not a forecast or investment advice.

Is Occidental a good stock to buy?

Occidental is strong on 1 of the 3 questions about the business; weak on demand and fragility. pretickt does not say whether to buy or sell.

  1. Demand shrinking
  2. Execution delivers
  3. Fragility fragile
  4. Price below its peers
DemandDo people want more of what it sells?shrinking

OXY competitors

pretickt analysis-5%its sales in 12 months, on a year before

Occidental's sales fell 5% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; EOG Resources' grew 29%, Devon Energy's grew 27%, Diamondback Energy's grew 22% and EQT's grew 7%.

ExecutionDoes it deliver what it promises?delivers

OXY earnings vs estimates

7 of 7quarters above the analysts' estimate

Occidental beat the analysts' profit estimate in all 7 quarters, the latest on Nov 9, 2026; 1 quarter with one-time gains or charges is left out.

OXY insider buying

+$445Kbought, net, by its executives in 12 months

Occidental's executives and directors bought a net $445K of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none sold.

OXY number of employees

-22%fewer people in a year

Occidental had 10,412 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 22% fewer than a year before.

OXY CEO pay

$18.06Mfor fiscal 2025, 68% of it in stock and options

Occidental paid its CEO $18.06M for fiscal 2025, 68% of it in stock and options.

Fragility risksCould something break it?fragile

OXY financial health Altman Z-score

2.1Altman Z-score, safe above 3

Occidental's Altman Z-score is 2.1 (Nov 13, 2026), between 1.8 and 3, the grey zone.

OXY in past recessions

pretickt analysis-37%its sales in the worst one

Occidental's sales fell in each of the last 2 US recessions, by as much as 37% in fiscal 2009.

Price valuationIs the price reasonable?below its peers

OXY analysts' target price target

+18%to their average target

Analysts' average price target for Occidental is $69.29, 18% above the Nov 13, 2026 close of $58.75.

OXY analyst ratings, 90 days

pretickt analysis
  • Goldman Sachsupgrade
1 up, 0 downratings raised and cut

In the 90 days to Nov 13, 2026, Goldman Sachs upgraded Occidental.

Who are Occidental's biggest competitors?

pretickt compares Occidental with Devon Energy, Diamondback Energy, EOG Resources and EQT. Occidental's sales fell 5% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; EOG Resources' grew 29%, Devon Energy's grew 27%, Diamondback Energy's grew 22% and EQT's grew 7%.

Are insiders buying Occidental stock?

Occidental's executives and directors bought a net $445K of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none sold.

How many employees does Occidental have?

Occidental had 10,412 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 22% fewer than a year before.

From the companies' statements (FMP), their filings read by pretickt, the analysts and the insiders, as of Nov 13, 2026. Each card says what a fact means for its question, never what to do with the stock: for information only, not investment advice.