Occidental Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Oil and Gas, Chemical, and Midstream and Marketing. The Oil and Gas segment explores for, develops, and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. The Chemical segment manufactures and markets basic chemicals, including chlorine, caustic soda, chlorinated organics, potassium chemicals, ethylene dichloride, chlorinated isocyanurates, sodium silicates, and calcium chloride; vinyls comprising vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride, and ethylene. The Midstream and Marketing segment gathers, processes, transports, stores, purchases, and markets oil, condensate, NGLs, natural gas, carbon dioxide, and power. This segment also trades around its assets consisting of transportation and storage capacity; operates a crude oil export terminal; and invests in entities. Occidental Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Crude petroleum & natural gas
Sub-IndustryIntegrated Oil & Gas
SectorOils/Energy
Phone713-215-7000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$13.27 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees11,000
OptionableOptionable
Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Occidental Petroleum's stock symbol?
Occidental Petroleum trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "OXY."
How often does Occidental Petroleum pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Occidental Petroleum?
Occidental Petroleum announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.78 per share on Tuesday, January 15th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.65%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 7th. View Occidental Petroleum's Dividend History.
How were Occidental Petroleum's earnings last quarter?
Occidental Petroleum Co. (NYSE:OXY) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 5th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.26. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $6.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.60 billion. Occidental Petroleum had a net margin of 22.19% and a return on equity of 15.43%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 98.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.18 earnings per share. View Occidental Petroleum's Earnings History.
When is Occidental Petroleum's next earnings date?
How can I listen to Occidental Petroleum's earnings call?
Occidental Petroleum will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 13th at 12:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8668716512.
What price target have analysts set for OXY?
23 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Occidental Petroleum's shares. Their predictions range from $71.00 to $105.00. On average, they expect Occidental Petroleum's share price to reach $87.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 30.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Occidental Petroleum.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Occidental Petroleum?
23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Occidental Petroleum in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings, 15 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Occidental Petroleum.
Has Occidental Petroleum been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about OXY stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Occidental Petroleum earned a coverage optimism score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.
Are investors shorting Occidental Petroleum?
Occidental Petroleum saw a decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 14th, there was short interest totalling 13,575,227 shares, a decline of 19.2% from the November 30th total of 16,797,492 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,901,265 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days. Currently, 1.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Occidental Petroleum's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Occidental Petroleum's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Occidental Petroleum include Total (TOT), PetroChina (PTR), PETROLEO BRASIL/ADR (PBR), PETROLEO BRASIL/S (PBR.A), CNOOC (CEO), ENI (E), EOG Resources (EOG), Ecopetrol (EC), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), The Hong Kong and China Gas (HOKCY), Concho Resources (CXO), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), Anadarko Petroleum (APC), WOODSIDE PET LT/ADR (WOPEY) and Sasol (SSL).
Who are Occidental Petroleum's key executives?
Occidental Petroleum's management team includes the folowing people:
- Ms. Vicki A. Hollub, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 59)
- Mr. Cedric W. Burgher CFA, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 58)
- Ms. Marcia E. Backus, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer (Age 65)
- Mr. Edward Arthur Lowe, Exec. VP & Group Chairman of Middle East (Age 68)
- Mr. Glenn M. Vangolen, Sr. VP of Bus. Support (Age 60)
Who are Occidental Petroleum's major shareholders?
Occidental Petroleum's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.09%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.08%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.06%), Personal Capital Advisors Corp (0.04%), Sit Investment Associates Inc. (0.04%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%). Company insiders that own Occidental Petroleum stock include Cedric W Burgher, Stephen I Chazen, Vicki A Hollub and William R Klesse. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Occidental Petroleum.
Which institutional investors are selling Occidental Petroleum stock?
OXY stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sit Investment Associates Inc., Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., Stillwater Capital Advisors LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, 6 Meridian, Oakbrook Investments LLC and Gofen & Glossberg LLC IL. View Insider Buying and Selling for Occidental Petroleum.
Which institutional investors are buying Occidental Petroleum stock?
OXY stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gradient Investments LLC, Pwmco LLC, American Trust Investment Advisors LLC, MinichMacGregor Wealth Management LLC, Livingston Group Asset Management CO operating as Southport Capital Management, Nachman Norwood & Parrott Inc, Virtu Financial LLC and Meeder Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Occidental Petroleum stock in the last two years include Cedric W Burgher, Vicki A Hollub and William R Klesse. View Insider Buying and Selling for Occidental Petroleum.
How do I buy shares of Occidental Petroleum?
Shares of OXY can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Occidental Petroleum's stock price today?
One share of OXY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $67.03.
How big of a company is Occidental Petroleum?
Occidental Petroleum has a market capitalization of $49.70 billion and generates $13.27 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $1.31 billion in net income (profit) each year or $0.89 on an earnings per share basis. Occidental Petroleum employs 11,000 workers across the globe.
What is Occidental Petroleum's official website?
How can I contact Occidental Petroleum?
Occidental Petroleum's mailing address is 5 GREENWAY PLAZA SUITE 110, HOUSTON TX, 77046. The oil and gas producer can be reached via phone at 713-215-7000 or via email at [email protected]
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