Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$44.31 +0.72 (+1.65%)

Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

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$44.36 +0.05 (+0.11%)

As of 08/8/2025 07:59 PM Eastern

Occidental Petroleum - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 21 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
14

Buy
5

Based on 21 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Occidental Petroleum in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 21 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 14 have given a hold rating, and 5 have given a buy rating for OXY.

Consensus Price Target

$53.71
21.22% Upside

According to the 21 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Occidental Petroleum, the average price target is $53.71. The highest price target for OXY is $75.00, while the lowest price target for OXY is $38.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 21.22% from the current price of $44.31.

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OXY Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 8/10/24 to 8/10/25	1 Month Ago 7/11/24 to 7/11/25	3 Months Ago 5/12/24 to 5/12/25	1 Year Ago 8/11/23 to 8/10/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	5 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)
Hold	14 Hold rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$53.71	$53.62	$54.05	$72.06
Forecasted Upside	21.22% Upside	15.73% Upside	23.34% Upside	23.37% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

OXY Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

OXY Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Occidental Petroleum Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Occidental Petroleum	Energy Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.14	2.67	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	21.22% Upside	57.23% Upside	13.84% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent OXY News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
7/17/2025	Piper Sandler 2 of 5 stars	Mark Lear Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$48.00 ➝ $50.00	+17.26%
7/15/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3 of 5 stars	Arun Jayaram Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$47.00 ➝ $48.00	+12.51%
7/15/2025	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars	Roger Read Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$47.00 ➝ $46.00	+4.60%
7/11/2025	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	P. Cheng Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$40.00 ➝ $45.00	-2.77%
5/19/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Scott Gruber Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$42.00 ➝ $44.00	+3.85%
5/13/2025	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Nitin Kumar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$60.00 ➝ $58.00	+31.48%
5/8/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Betty Jiang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$46.00 ➝ $48.00	+15.61%
4/22/2025	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Biju Perincheril Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Positive ➝ Positive	$59.00 ➝ $55.00	+36.77%
4/16/2025	Hsbc Global Res Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Hoh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
4/16/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Josh Silverstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$44.00 ➝ $38.00	-2.76%
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4/15/2025	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Mike Scialla Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$60.00 ➝ $58.00	+51.76%
4/8/2025	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	David Deckelbaum Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$68.00 ➝ $45.00	+16.27%
3/26/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Devin McDermott Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$63.00 ➝ $58.00	+16.09%
3/10/2025	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	John Freeman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Outperform	$81.00 ➝ $64.00	+35.44%
1/31/2025	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	N. Mehta Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell	$54.00 ➝ $45.00	-7.92%
1/23/2025	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Leo Mariani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$54.00	+7.11%
1/13/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Neal Dingmann Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$56.00 ➝ $58.00	+11.37%
11/12/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$53.00 ➝ $54.00	+6.74%
11/12/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	D. Leggate Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$73.00 ➝ $75.00	+48.25%
10/17/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$57.00	+11.20%
10/4/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$70.00 ➝ $65.00	+16.70%
9/30/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Underperform ➝ Underperform	$67.00 ➝ $63.00	+22.85%
4/8/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Hold	$65.00	-6.14%
9/12/2023	Roth Mkm Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$60.00	-8.72%

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Should I Buy Occidental Petroleum Stock? OXY Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Occidental Petroleum pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Occidental Petroleum
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Occidental Petroleum Co.:

The company recently reported earnings that exceeded analysts' expectations, indicating strong financial performance and potential for growth.
Occidental Petroleum Co. has a solid dividend yield of approximately 2.2%, which can provide a steady income stream for investors.
Recent revenue growth of nearly 14% year-over-year suggests that the company is effectively increasing its market presence and operational efficiency.
Institutional ownership is high, with about 88.70% of shares held by institutional investors, which can indicate confidence in the company's future prospects.
The current stock price is around $53.71, which may present a buying opportunity for investors looking to enter at a favorable valuation.

Occidental Petroleum
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Occidental Petroleum Co. for these reasons:

Several analysts have downgraded their price targets for the stock, which may reflect concerns about future performance and market conditions.
The company’s revenue for the latest quarter fell short of consensus estimates, which could indicate potential challenges in meeting future growth expectations.
With a dividend payout ratio of 39.02%, there may be concerns about the sustainability of dividend payments if earnings do not continue to grow.
Market volatility in the oil and gas sector can impact stock performance, making it a riskier investment compared to more stable sectors.
Analysts have issued a consensus rating of "Hold," suggesting that there may be limited upside potential in the near term.

OXY Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 21 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Occidental Petroleum is $53.71, with a high forecast of $75.00 and a low forecast of $38.00.
: 21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Occidental Petroleum in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 14 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" OXY shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in OXY, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Occidental Petroleum's stock has a predicted upside of 21.22% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Occidental Petroleum has been rated by research analysts at Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Piper Sandler, Scotiabank, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Occidental Petroleum less than other "energy" companies. The consensus rating for Occidental Petroleum is Hold while the average consensus rating for "energy" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how OXY compares to other companies.

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Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Stock Forecast & Price Target