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OXY analysis

Occidental Petroleum CorporationOil & Gas E&P. Scored on the same transparent model behind the daily rankings.

OXY
Occidental Petroleum Corporation · Oil & Gas E&P
FCF$4.8bB
Rev+4.0%C+
D/E0.35B+
P/E17.4xB
PEG1.07B+
59.1Score
$58.55$58.5B
1Y Target$66.09Analyst consensus · 23 analysts
5Y Target$96.76Compound horizon
10Y Target$143.53Long-dated conviction
FCF$4.8bTTM
B
FCF $4.8b — solid, comfortably covers operations and capital return
Rev+4.0%TTM YoY
C+
Revenue +4.0% — steady but below market-beating range
D/E0.35
B+
D/E 0.35 — below the Energy debt median (≈40th pctile)
P/E17.4x
B
P/E 17.4 — near the Energy median (≈60th pctile)
PEG1.07
B+
PEG 1.07 — near fair value, classic Lynch benchmark (1.0)

Forward price target — the 1-year figure is the analyst consensus where the stock is covered; the 5- and 10-year figures compound our earnings estimate from there. The DCF below is a separate cross-check on intrinsic value (what it's worth today), not another target.

Quality-growth score · 59.1
Quality83.3
Growth50.0
Value49.6
Why this score
  • Raising its dividend
  • Cyclical growth
  • Short track record
Entry · Margin of safety
52-week rangeNear 52-week high
13% off the 12-month high
vs DCF fair value0% aboveest. fair value ~$58
What the price assumes: free cash flow compounding at ~-1% a year for the next decade — vs the ~-5% a year our model projects from current growth and analyst estimates.
Quality signals · context only
Gross profitability22% · Bgross profit ÷ total assets (Novy-Marx)

Model-generatedGenerated by the Bull Rankings model from this company's reported fundamentals, and checked against the figures shown above.

Why now
Oil & Gas E&P · market cap $58.5b. 13% off the 52-week high of $67.45. 23 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $66.09 (implying +13% upside).
Moat
Net margin 35% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 18% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. $58.5b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
Jurisdictional + permitting risk — mining and extraction operations concentrate exposure to political stability, royalty regimes, and environmental review timelines that can stall production for years.
Horizon
1-3 yr $66.09 (23-analyst consensus) — fundamentals + valuation re-rating. 5 yr $96.76 at ~11% CAGR — compounding case rests on the competitive position widening. 10 yr $143.53 if current growth sustains into durable earnings power.
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OXY vs the Top Picks average

PillarOXYBook avgDiff
Quality0.830.84in line
Growth0.500.92-0.42
Value0.500.75-0.25

Averaged across the 30 names in today's Top Picks (mean score 82.9). A name can beat these averages and still be absent from the book — it also applies concentration limits.

Trend
+16.1 over 40 daily scores
From 43.0 (Jun 22) → 59.1 (now)

One point per daily model run. The range autoscales, so a flat-looking line can still hide 1–2 point moves — read the From → To values for the actual range.

Shares to buy
34
Position size
$1,991
4.0% of portfolio
Stop price
$43.91
25% below $58.55
$ at risk if stopped
$497.67
budget $500.00 · 1% of portfolio

Math only — share count is floor(portfolio × risk% ÷ (price × stop%)). Doesn't account for commissions, slippage, gap risk, or position-correlation across your book. Inputs persist locally; never sent to the server. Not investment advice.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY): score, valuation & FAQ

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) is a Oil & Gas E&P company that scores 59.1 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth model — a middling reading. The score blends three pillars — quality (durable returns, healthy margins, low leverage), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (valuation versus sector peers) — into one number, refreshed daily; it is a screen, not a buy recommendation.

Its strongest graded signals are D/E (B+) and PEG (B+). On valuation, OXY sits close to our DCF fair-value estimate (within a few percent) — the current price implies roughly -1% annual free-cash-flow growth over the next decade.

Is OXY a good stock to buy?

Bull Rankings scores OXY 59.1 out of 100 on its quality-growth model, which is a middling reading. That is driven by D/E (B+) and PEG (B+). A score is a quantitative screen of Occidental Petroleum Corporation's fundamentals, not personalised financial advice — weigh it against your own time horizon and risk tolerance, and read the risk factors below before acting.

Why does OXY score 59.1 on Bull Rankings?

The quality-growth score blends three pillars — quality (returns on capital, margins, leverage, earnings quality), growth (revenue and earnings expansion), and value (valuation versus sector peers). OXY earns its highest marks on D/E (B+) and PEG (B+). Each pillar is graded against sector-aware thresholds, then combined into the single 0–100 score.

Is OXY overvalued or undervalued?

Based on $58.55, OXY sits close to our DCF fair-value estimate (within a few percent) — the current price implies roughly -1% annual free-cash-flow growth over the next decade. It trades at a 17.4x× P/E (graded B). Discounted-cash-flow estimates are sensitive to growth and discount-rate assumptions, so treat this as a cross-check, not a price target.

What are the main risks of investing in OXY?

Jurisdictional + permitting risk — mining and extraction operations concentrate exposure to political stability, royalty regimes, and environmental review timelines that can stall production for years.

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