Occidental Petroleum Corp: (NYSE: OXY)

$91.10

-1.96 (-2.11%)

Volume 7,630,192

May 22 04:02 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		90.29 - 93.35
	
		52wk Low - High
		72.43 - 94.42
	
		Previous Close
		93.06
	
		Avg. Volume
		6,275,031
	
		Industry
		OIL-US INTEGRTD
	
		Market Cap
		74.97 B
	
		Div - Yield
		2.56 - 2.75
	
		Beta
		1.21
	
		PE (Forward)
		13.08
	
		Current Year Est.
		7.11
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		-1.74%
	
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                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            13.08
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            2.27
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            7.11
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            1.72
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            1.69
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            -1.74%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-25-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            6.86
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            5.76%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Occidental Petroleum Corp. explores for, develops, produces and markets crude oil and natural gas and manufactures and markets a variety of basic chemicals, including chlorine, caustic soda, and ethylene dichloride, as well as specialty chemicals and vinyls, including polyvinyl chloride resins and vinyl chloride monomer. Occidental conducts its principal operations through its oil and gas and chemical subsidiaries.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	1.72	1.86	7.11	7.56
Number of Estimates	15	14	17	17
Low Estimate	1.50	1.65	6.50	4.89
High Estimate	1.89	2.13	7.65	NA
Year Ago EPS	1.64	1.70	7.09	7.11
EPS Growth	4.72%	9.41%	0.32%	6.33%

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EPS Growth for OXY

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
OCCIDENTAL PET	OXY	93.06
TRANSATL PETROL	TAT	0.80
CONOCOPHILLIPS	COP	64.31
HESS CORP	HES	69.61
MARATHON OIL CP	MRO	36.09
MURPHY OIL	MUR	64.39
POSTROCK ENERGY	PSTR	1.33

Sector:Oils-Energy>> Industry:OIL-US INTEGRTD

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Occidental Reaches 52-Week High

May 21, 2013

Stock Market News for May 21, 2013

May 21, 2013

Stock Market News for May 20, 2013

May 20, 2013

Stock Market News for May 16, 2013

May 16, 2013

Stock Market News for May 6, 2013

May 06, 2013

Stock Market News for May 3, 2013

May 03, 2013

Murphy Oil Surpasses Earnings Est.

May 02, 2013

Occidental Petroleum Beats Earnings Est.

Apr 25, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	6.86
Sales	24,172
Net Income	4,394
Price/Earnings	13.57
Price/Book	1.83
Price/Cash Flow	7.35
Price/Sales	3.15

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News

5 Energy Companies Pouring Money Into Lobbying - TheMotleyFool

May 22, 2013

Bearish Moving Average Cross by Occidental Petroleum (OXY) - Financial News Network Online - Moving Average Crossovers

May 22, 2013

SmarTrend Watching for Potential Rebound in Shares of Occidental Petroleum After 2.11% Loss - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 22, 2013

Suncor Energy has Relatively Underperformed its Peers in the Integrated Oil & Gas Industry (SU, EC, OXY, MUR, CVE) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 22, 2013

These Energy ETFs Are Breaking Out - Benzinga

May 22, 2013

Watch for Occidental Petroleum to Potentially Rebound After Falling 2.11% Yesterday - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 22, 2013

Watch for Shares of Occidental Petroleum (OXY) to Approach Support at $92.10 - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 22, 2013

Multiple Questions Remain Unanswered at This Company - TheMotleyFool

May 21, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.67
ABR (Last Week)	1.67
# of recs in ABR	18
Average Target Price	100.53
Industry Rank by ABR	77 out of 265
Rank in Industry	2 out of 7

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Day Low - High	90.29 - 93.35
52wk Low - High	72.43 - 94.42
Previous Close	93.06
Avg. Volume	6,275,031
Industry	OIL-US INTEGRTD
Market Cap	74.97 B
Div - Yield	2.56 - 2.75
Beta	1.21
PE (Forward)	13.08
Current Year Est.	7.11
Quarterly Earnings ESP	-1.74%

PE (Forward)	13.08
PEG Ratio	2.27
Current Year Est.	7.11
Current Quarter Estimate	1.72
Most Accurate Estimate	1.69
Earnings ESP	-1.74%
Next Earnings Report Date	07-25-2013
EPS Last Year	6.86
Expected Earnings Growth	5.76%

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Occidental Petroleum Corp: (NYSE: OXY)

$91.10

-1.96 (-2.11%)

Volume 7,630,192

May 22 04:02 PM ET

Stock Activity

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Sector:Oils-Energy>> Industry:OIL-US INTEGRTD

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Financials

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