Occidental Petroleum (OXY) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY):

• 3/17/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by Mizuho from $67.00 to $72.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/16/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $55.00 to $59.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 3/12/2026 – Occidental Petroleum was upgraded by Wells Fargo & Company from “underweight” to “overweight”. They now have a $69.00 price target on the stock, up from $47.00.
• 3/12/2026 – Occidental Petroleum was upgraded by Piper Sandler from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $66.00 price target on the stock, up from $54.00.
• 3/11/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $41.00 to $54.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 3/9/2026 – Occidental Petroleum was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d+)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 3/5/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $47.00 to $54.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $49.00 to $55.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/2/2026 – Occidental Petroleum was upgraded by Zacks Research from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 2/28/2026 – Occidental Petroleum was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 2/27/2026 – Occidental Petroleum was upgraded by Argus to “hold”.
• 2/23/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $42.00 to $47.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 2/23/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $48.00 to $54.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 2/23/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $48.00 to $60.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/23/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $50.00 to $55.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $42.00 to $49.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by HSBC Holdings plc from $54.00 to $59.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by Roth Mkm from $39.00 to $45.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $40.00 to $47.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $43.00 to $49.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by Susquehanna from $51.00 to $60.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
• 2/19/2026 – Occidental Petroleum was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “sell (d+)”.
• 2/9/2026 – Occidental Petroleum was upgraded by TD Cowen to “hold”.
• 1/28/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $46.00 to $47.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $44.00 to $45.00.
• 1/26/2026 – Occidental Petroleum was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 1/26/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target lowered by Susquehanna from $55.00 to $51.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $51.00 to $50.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 1/22/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $43.00 to $41.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target lowered by Wolfe Research from $55.00 to $54.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2026 – Occidental Petroleum is now covered by Barclays PLC. They set an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/20/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $44.00 to $42.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/20/2026 – Occidental Petroleum had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $44.00 to $42.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.

Occidental Petroleum Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 10th will be given a $0.26 dividend. This is a boost from Occidental Petroleum’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 10th. Occidental Petroleum’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 64.60%.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) is an international energy company engaged primarily in the exploration, production and marketing of oil and natural gas. The company conducts upstream activities to discover and produce hydrocarbons and operates complementary midstream and marketing functions to transport and sell its production. Occidental also owns a chemicals business that manufactures and sells industrial chemicals and related products for a range of end markets.

Occidental’s operations are concentrated in the United States, with a significant presence in the Permian Basin, and it maintains exploration and production activities in several international regions, including parts of the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.