Occidental Petroleum Stock In Spotlight After Q1 Profit Beat: Retail Sits On The Fence

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock garnered retail attention on Wednesday after the company’s first-quarter earnings topped Wall Street’s estimates.

According to FinChat data, the company posted adjusted earnings of $0.87 per share for the quarter ended March 31, while analysts expected it to post $0.76 per share.

The oil and gas producer’s quarterly revenue of $6.84 billion missed Wall Street’s estimates of $6.91 billion.

Occidental’s total production rose to 1.39 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) compared with 1.17 million boepd a year earlier.

The acquisition of CrownRock boosted its Permian Basin output, while production in the Rockies and in what the firm called the Gulf of America also rose.

Its realized price for oil fell to $71.07 per barrel from $76.04 per barrel a year earlier but rose sequentially. Natural gas and NGL prices rose compared to the year-ago quarter.

The company reduced the mid-point of its 2025 capital spending forecast by $200 million, due to efficiency gains and schedule optimization in the Permian and Gulf of America.

U.S. shale oil producers are focusing on minimizing costs as oil remains depressed due to fears of a recession and oversupply from OPEC+.

"We continue to rapidly advance towards our debt reduction goals, and we believe our deep, diverse portfolio of high-quality assets positions us for success in any market environment," CEO Vicki Hollub said.

Retail sentiment on Stocktwits was in the ‘neutral’ (52/100) territory, while retail chatter was ‘high.’

One user intended to buy and stay long on the stock following the earnings beat.

Another user said Warren Buffett made a ‘rookie mistake’ by buying shares.

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is the majority shareholder of Occidental Petroleum.

Occidental stock has fallen 22.1% year to date (YTD).

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