
A steady large-cap risk-flagged situation trading near fair value. Most frameworks reject it today.
Mkt Cap
$55.89B
P/E
—
PEG
1.24
P/B
1.82
Dividend
1.89%
ROE
4.1%
About the business
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. It operates through Oil and Gas and Midstream and Marketing. The Oil and Gas segment explores for, develops, and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. This segment also optimizes its transportation and storage capacity and invests in entities. The Midstream and Marketing segment purchases, markets, gathers, processes, transports and stores oil, condensate, NGLs, natural gas, carbon dioxide, and power. Occidental Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Who would buy OXY?
Consensus 13/100 · Aligned · Investors mostly agree.
Endorses
· 2 frameworksGross Margin > 35% 69.8% clears "> 35.0%".
Debt/Equity < 0.5 0.42 clears "< 0.50".
Rejects
· 3 frameworksBuying is limited to a single filer (KLESSE WILLIAM ROBERT, $195K). Single-insider buys are worth noting but carry less weight than broad-based conviction — they can reflect an outlier view rather than a shared read inside the C-suite. Over the 6M window, insiders are net sellers by 29,522,084 shares.
In Prism's context
Insider activity is inconclusive here. The stock's case should lean on the framework verdict (Fails criteria, score 13/100) and the archetype read (Risk-First).
| Insider | Role | Type | Date | Shares | Avg price | Value | Own |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLESSE WILLIAM ROBERT | Director | Award / grant | May 4, 2026 | 4,149 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| GOULD ANDREW FREDERIC JAMES | Director | Award / grant | May 4, 2026 | 4,978 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| ROBINSON KENNETH B. | Director | Award / grant | May 4, 2026 | 4,149 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| ONEILL CLAIRE | Director | Award / grant | May 4, 2026 | 3,734 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| BAILEY VICKY A | Director | Award / grant | May 4, 2026 | 3,734 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| MOORE JACK B | Director | Award / grant | May 4, 2026 | 6,720 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| POLADIAN AVEDICK BARUYR | Director | Award / grant | May 4, 2026 | 4,149 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| GUTIERREZ CARLOS M. | Director | Award / grant | May 4, 2026 | 3,734 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| SHEARER BOB | Director | Award / grant | May 4, 2026 | 3,734 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| POLADIAN AVEDICK BARUYR | Director | Stock Gift at price 0.00 per share. | Apr 14, 2026 | 15,000 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| DILLON KENNETH | Officer | Award / grant | Feb 27, 2026 | 27,883 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| PETERSON ROBERT L | Officer | Award / grant | Feb 27, 2026 | 24,115 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| JACKSON RICHARD A. | Chief Operating Officer | Award / grant | Feb 27, 2026 | 37,679 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| SIMMONS JEFF F | Officer | Award / grant | Feb 27, 2026 | 24,115 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| MATHEW SUNIL | Chief Financial Officer | Award / grant | Feb 27, 2026 | 26,376 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| KERRIGAN SYLVIA J | Officer | Award / grant | Feb 27, 2026 | 48,983 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| HOLLUB VICKI A. | Chief Executive Officer | Award / grant | Feb 27, 2026 | 94,198 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| CHAMPION CHRISTOPHER O | Officer | Award / grant | Feb 27, 2026 | 13,565 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| DILLON KENNETH | Officer | Award / grant | Feb 18, 2026 | 18,393 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| PETERSON ROBERT L | Officer | Award / grant | Feb 18, 2026 | 16,817 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| JACKSON RICHARD A. | Chief Operating Officer | Award / grant | Feb 18, 2026 | 18,393 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| HOLLUB VICKI A. | Chief Executive Officer | Award / grant | Feb 18, 2026 | 59,121 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| CHAMPION CHRISTOPHER O | Officer | Award / grant | Feb 18, 2026 | 9,197 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| KLESSE WILLIAM ROBERT | Director | Open-market buy | Dec 16, 2025 | 5,000 | $38.98 | $195K | Direct |
Insider activity from Yahoo Finance (quoteSummary: insiderTransactions + netSharePurchaseActivity). Cached 6 hours. · Insiders hold 26.9% of shares outstanding.
Net 6M: -29,522,084 sh
Price history
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What this means: A significant rerating — the valuation-sensitive frameworks below will have tightened since this move.
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Sign in to run this simulationOXY: 52% estimated probability of outperforming over the next 12M window. 1 of 6 signal families negative (medium confidence). Strongest support: 5 tracked holders · peak 36.5%. Main risk to monitor: 58% above fair value.
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P/B 1.82× · FCF yield 5.4%
58% above fair value
Indicative only. Probabilities are model-implied weights for stress-testing — not forecasts.
A turnaround takes hold: margin recovers toward peer averages, revenue stabilises, and the market re-prices the asset value rather than the running earnings.
No deterioration, no surprise re-acceleration. 18% operating margin and -8% top-line growth chug along; the multiple slowly converges to the central fair-value estimate.
Sector: Energy. MENA-aware investors can sanity-check whether the US name is offering value relative to regional peers.
| Metric | OXY | GCC median | MENA median | Global ex-US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | — | 14.8× | — | 9.0× |
| P/B | 1.82× | 2.60× | — | 1.20× |
| Dividend yield | 1.89% | 5.20% | — | 5.50% |
| ROE | 4.1% |
Reported EPS $1.06 vs $1.50 expected — a material miss. The bar of the next two prints will be lower, but the multiple that was bid up to today's level usually does not survive an unexplained shortfall this size. Trailing operating margin: 17.7%.
A material miss is incompatible with a quality-compounder narrative until proven otherwise. Two more prints needed before that label is restored.
Multiple compression typically follows. The risk is not the miss itself, it's that consensus needs to re-rate forward estimates lower.
Even cheap stocks get cheaper after this kind of print — wait for capitulation rather than catching the falling knife.
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P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/A
PEG Ratio
1.24
P/B Ratio
1.82
EPS Growth
315.6%
Revenue Growth
-8.3%
Debt / Equity
0.42
Net Cash / Share
$-12.87
Return on Equity
4.1%
Gross Margin
69.8%
Operating Margin
17.7%
FCF / Share
$3.05
Current Ratio
1.21
Net Cash Positive (NCAV proxy) is $-12.87 — fails "> $0.00".
ROE > 20% is 4.1% — fails "> 20.0%".
Dividend Yield > 2% is 1.9% — fails "> 2.0%".
Trades meaningfully above the fair-value range — limited margin of safety.
Quality is mixed — some strengths, some softness.
Capital structure is unremarkable — neither a stress nor a tailwind.
Price trend is unremarkable — neither tailwind nor headwind.
Insiders and / or superinvestors are accumulating — informed-money tailwind.
Recent miss and / or risk patterns weigh on the catalyst path.
Among 100 historical setups with similar Prism Score and signal-agreement profiles, 51% beat the benchmark over the next 12 months, with average excess return of +1.0% / yr.
ROE 4% · Op margin 18%
D/E 0.42 · CR 1.21
1 insider buying
5 tracked holders · peak 36.5%
1.89% yield + buyback runway
61% through 52w range
EPS 316% · Rev -8%
Cyclical earnings prove to be at peak; revenue stalls and the multiple, already low, drifts lower as estimates re-rate down.
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| 13.0% |
Institutional Own.
51.8%
Insider Own.
26.9%
Dividend Yield
1.89%
Book Value / Share
$30.92
Superinvestor ownership
Held by 5 tracked superinvestors · peak weight 15.2%
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