Occidental Petroleum

Berkshire Hathaway has maintained its large position in Occidental Petroleum, a stock Warren Buffett first bought in 2019 and aggressively re-accumulated in 2022. Buffett praised Occidental's management and viewed the investment as a long-term oil bet; Berkshire has not trimmed the stake even after his exit. Occidental has since taken on $12 billion of debt for the CrownRock acquisition, sold OxyChem to Berkshire for $9.7 billion, appointed a new CEO in June and now trades at about 17 times free cash flow with a roughly 6% free-cash-flow yield. » Altro su finance.yahoo.com

The Occidental Petroleum share fell about 3.8% in pre-market trading after a de-escalation between USA and Iran pushed crude oil prices down sharply and reduced the geopolitical risk premium. Occidental has only limited hedges (costless collar for 100,000 barrels/day until December 2026), so falling oil prices hit cash flows hard. Several analysts had already cut price targets; Q2 results are expected on August 5, and the decline is mainly commodity-driven rather than market-wide. » Altro su de.investing.com

Occidental Petroleum shares have risen sharply year to date amid an 88 'very bullish' Reddit sentiment largely traced to a single viral call-option post predicting $150 oil. The company's reported Q1 beat, reduced principal debt after the OxyChem sale to Berkshire Hathaway and a higher dividend support the retail case, but sell-side analysts have trimmed price targets and rate the stock neutral. Insider selling by former CEO Vicki Hollub and Chevron's steadier Permian play with a higher yield underscore Wall Street's more cautious stance. » Altro su finance.yahoo.com