Roth Capital Has Negative Outlook for OXY Q4 Earnings

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) – Roth Capital decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Occidental Petroleum in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 11th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.18 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.19. Roth Capital has a “Neutral” rating and a $46.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Occidental Petroleum’s current full-year earnings is $3.58 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Occidental Petroleum’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS.

Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.16. Occidental Petroleum had a return on equity of 13.78% and a net margin of 8.79%.The company had revenue of $6.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.66 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.00 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on OXY. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Occidental Petroleum from $42.00 to $40.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $52.00 price target on shares of Occidental Petroleum in a report on Monday, August 18th. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of Occidental Petroleum from $50.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Scotiabank upped their target price on Occidental Petroleum from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price target on Occidental Petroleum from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $51.24.

Occidental Petroleum Stock Performance

Shares of OXY stock traded up $0.33 during trading on Thursday, reaching $42.26. 1,680,658 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,468,829. Occidental Petroleum has a twelve month low of $34.78 and a twelve month high of $53.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.60 billion, a PE ratio of 25.00 and a beta of 0.91. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $43.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $43.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84.

Institutional Trading of Occidental Petroleum

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Occidental Petroleum by 0.8% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 89,201,540 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $4,214,773,000 after purchasing an additional 697,521 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Occidental Petroleum by 1.6% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 39,044,478 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,649,147,000 after buying an additional 615,566 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Occidental Petroleum by 22.0% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 18,089,878 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $756,796,000 after acquiring an additional 3,267,269 shares during the last quarter. H&H International Investment LLC raised its holdings in shares of Occidental Petroleum by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. H&H International Investment LLC now owns 13,826,100 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $682,456,000 after acquiring an additional 249,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Occidental Petroleum by 11.5% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,718,939 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $412,045,000 after acquiring an additional 900,677 shares during the last quarter. 88.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Occidental Petroleum Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be issued a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 10th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. Occidental Petroleum’s dividend payout ratio is presently 70.59%.

Occidental Petroleum Company Profile

Occidental Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States, the Middle East, and North Africa. It operates through three segments: Oil and Gas, Chemical, and Midstream and Marketing. The company's Oil and Gas segment explores for, develops, and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas.