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OXY vs. FANG, KHC, BRK.A, BRK.B, CVX, DVN, EOG, MPC, WES, and XOM

Should you be buying Occidental Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Occidental Petroleum include Diamondback Energy (FANG), Kraft Heinz (KHC), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Chevron (CVX), Devon Energy (DVN), EOG Resources (EOG), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Western Midstream Partners (WES), and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Occidental Petroleum vs. Its Competitors

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Diamondback Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Occidental Petroleum. Diamondback Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Occidental Petroleum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Diamondback Energy$11.07B3.72$3.34B$14.0710.12
Occidental Petroleum$26.88B1.55$3.06B$1.6925.04

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Occidental Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 31 mentions for Occidental Petroleum. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Occidental Petroleum's score of 0.77 indicating that Diamondback Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Diamondback Energy
19 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Occidental Petroleum
18 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Occidental Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Occidental Petroleum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 27.25% compared to Occidental Petroleum's net margin of 8.79%. Occidental Petroleum's return on equity of 13.78% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy27.25% 9.48% 5.63%
Occidental Petroleum 8.79%13.78%4.35%

Diamondback Energy presently has a consensus price target of $192.32, suggesting a potential upside of 35.09%. Occidental Petroleum has a consensus price target of $52.52, suggesting a potential upside of 24.11%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Occidental Petroleum.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Diamondback Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
20 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.04
Occidental Petroleum
2 Sell rating(s)
16 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.24

Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Occidental Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Diamondback Energy pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Occidental Petroleum pays out 56.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Diamondback Energy has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Occidental Petroleum has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Diamondback Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Occidental Petroleum has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Occidental Petroleum on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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OXY vs. The Competition

MetricOccidental PetroleumOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$41.69B$12.10B$7.86B$21.64B
Dividend Yield2.28%4.17%10.82%3.65%
P/E Ratio25.0622.7175.2929.51
Price / Sales1.556.131,628.4796.24
Price / Cash3.5219.0335.7417.82
Price / Book1.522.134.974.60
Net Income$3.06B$794.69M$4.28B$1.01B
7 Day Performance-6.77%-6.19%-1.93%-2.38%
1 Month Performance-7.38%-5.66%3.19%-0.12%
1 Year Performance-22.72%-15.34%16.87%12.63%

Occidental Petroleum Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OXY
Occidental Petroleum
4.7221 of 5 stars
$42.32
+0.4%
$52.52
+24.1%
-22.9%$41.69B$26.88B25.0613,323
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.6989 of 5 stars
$150.01
+1.7%
$192.86
+28.6%
-28.3%$43.41B$14.01B10.661,983Positive News
Analyst Forecast
KHC
Kraft Heinz
4.3251 of 5 stars
$25.43
-2.4%
$29.76
+17.1%
-28.6%$30.09B$25.85B-5.6636,000Analyst Forecast
BRK.A
Berkshire Hathaway
0.4464 of 5 stars
$751,881.83
+0.2%
N/A+6.2%$1.08T$371.43B17.19372,000
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway
2.0365 of 5 stars
$501.24
+0.5%
$367,787.50
+73,275.1%
+6.4%$1.08T$371.43B17.20392,400
CVX
Chevron
4.6974 of 5 stars
$153.61
+0.0%
$165.05
+7.4%
-1.5%$265.64B$202.79B19.7845,298Positive News
DVN
Devon Energy
4.8757 of 5 stars
$35.03
+1.3%
$43.56
+24.4%
-24.3%$22.27B$15.94B7.872,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
EOG
EOG Resources
4.5507 of 5 stars
$110.48
-0.3%
$143.39
+29.8%
-18.4%$60.32B$23.70B10.743,150Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
4.5287 of 5 stars
$194.10
+0.5%
$196.29
+1.1%
+10.2%$59.00B$133.56B28.7918,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
WES
Western Midstream Partners
2.1441 of 5 stars
$38.10
-1.3%
$39.60
+4.0%
-6.2%$14.53B$3.61B11.731,511News Coverage
XOM
Exxon Mobil
4.9353 of 5 stars
$113.99
+0.6%
$125.00
+9.7%
-10.3%$486.46B$349.59B16.2161,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:OXY) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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