The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Occidental Petroleum Corp shares valued at $194,900 were purchased by KLESSE WILLIAM R on Dec 16 ’25. At $38.98 per share, KLESSE WILLIAM R acquired 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 218,913 shares worth approximately $8.89 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC purchased 763,017 shares, netting a total of over 35,724,074 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $46.82 each, the insider now holds 264,941,431 shares.
Before that, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC had added 3,614,015 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $164,787,626, the 10% Owner bought Occidental Petroleum Corp shares for $45.60 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 3,614,015 shares, worth approximately $10.73 billion.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on December 08, 2025, Occidental Petroleum Corp [OXY] has been rated down from a Neutral to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $44. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of October 03, 2025, Mizuho has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Outperform” for OXY. Earlier on October 03, 2025, HSBC Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for OXY stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing OXY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Occidental Petroleum Corp [NYSE: OXY] rose 4.39% to $40.63. The stock’s lowest price that day was $39.26, but it reached a high of $40.88 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.68%. Over the course of the year, Occidental Petroleum Corp shares have dropped approximately -14.71%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $53.20 on 01/13/25 and a 52-week low of $34.78 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 39.63, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 38.64. In the upper region, resistance lies at 41.25. The next price resistance is at 41.88. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.68 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Occidental Petroleum Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Occidental Petroleum Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 0.71 million shares to 37.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 36.86 million shares. A jump of 1.88% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.05 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.05.
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In terms of Occidental Petroleum Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 48 in the next 12 months, up nearly 23.33% from the previous closing price of $38.92. Analysts anticipate Occidental Petroleum Corp stock to reach 64 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 38. In spite of this, 17 analysts ranked Occidental Petroleum Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 20, 2025, Melius assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $64.
