Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$40.35 -0.16 (-0.39%)

Closing price 04/29/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$40.30 -0.05 (-0.12%)

As of 04/29/2025 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

$54.19
34.30% Upside

According to the 21 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Occidental Petroleum, the average price target is $54.19. 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 34.30% from the current price of $40.35.

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OXY Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 4/30/24 to 4/30/25	1 Month Ago 3/31/24 to 3/31/25	3 Months Ago 1/31/24 to 1/30/25	1 Year Ago 5/1/23 to 4/30/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	5 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)
Hold	14 Hold rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$54.19	$59.82	$61.82	$71.94
Forecasted Upside	34.30% Upside	21.08% Upside	26.50% Upside	8.75% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy

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	2.70	2.54
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	34.30% Upside	888.39% Upside	20.08% 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
4/23/2025	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	Betty Jiang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$58.00 ➝ $46.00	+15.44%
4/22/2025	Susquehanna 2 of 5 stars	Biju Perincheril Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Positive ➝ Positive	$59.00 ➝ $55.00	+36.77%
4/22/2025	Piper Sandler 2 of 5 stars	Mark Lear Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$50.00 ➝ $48.00	+19.15%
4/21/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Roger Read Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$49.00 ➝ $42.00	+8.04%
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%
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%
4/11/2025	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Paul Cheng Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Sector Outperform ➝ Sector Perform	$40.00	+9.94%
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%
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3/17/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Scott Gruber Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$56.00 ➝ $51.00	+7.56%
3/13/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	John Royall Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$59.00 ➝ $52.00	+15.06%
3/10/2025	Raymond James 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%
12/16/2024	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$72.00 ➝ $70.00	+46.94%
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%
6/13/2023	51job Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains

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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 Tuesday, April 22, 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 current stock price is around $39.97, which may present a buying opportunity for investors looking for value in the oil and gas sector.
Occidental Petroleum Co. has a strong institutional backing, with approximately 88.70% of its stock owned by institutional investors, indicating confidence in the company's future performance.
The company reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.80, exceeding analysts' expectations, which reflects strong operational performance and profitability.
Recent investments from major shareholders, such as Berkshire Hathaway, suggest a positive outlook on the company's long-term growth potential.
Occidental Petroleum Co. operates in multiple segments, including Oil and Gas, Chemical, and Midstream and Marketing, providing diversification that can help mitigate risks associated with market fluctuations.

Occidental Petroleum
Bear Case

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

The stock has experienced significant volatility, with a 1-year high of $68.43 and a low of $34.79, indicating potential risks for investors concerned about price stability.
Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with three sell ratings and a consensus rating of "Hold," suggesting uncertainty about its future performance.
Recent downgrades from analysts, including a reduction in target prices, may indicate a bearish sentiment towards the company's short-term prospects.
The company's debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.95, which, while manageable, suggests a reliance on debt financing that could pose risks in a rising interest rate environment.
Occidental Petroleum Co. has faced challenges in meeting revenue expectations, reporting $6.84 billion against an anticipated $7.14 billion, which may raise concerns about its growth trajectory.

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 $54.19, with a high forecast of $75.00 and a low forecast of $38.00.
: 21 Wall Street research 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 research 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 34.30% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Occidental Petroleum's stock had 4 downgrades and 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Occidental Petroleum has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Citigroup, Hsbc Global Res, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Raymond James, Scotiabank, Stephens, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, 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