Analyst ratings
Across 24 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 9 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $66.09.
NYSE: OXY · Oil & Gas E&p
Over the past week, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) pulled in about 77 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 20% bullish but is far apart: Reddit runs 33% bullish while Polymarket sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 9 of 24 analysts rating OXY a buy.
There is little buzz around OXY this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 38% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Polymarket at 0% to Reddit at 33%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 24 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 9 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $66.09.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 4 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 18 points above the crowd average of 20%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 33% bullish while Polymarket sits at 0%, a 33-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Weekly price context: this Alpha Vantage chart keeps its own dated range; the sentiment metrics elsewhere on this page may be newer. Over the 30-day window, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) buzz held moderate around 49.3 while the price drifted up 6.4% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 8.5M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, OXY gained 4.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 39.1 and was variable, swinging between 28.5 and 49.3. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 14 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (9 / 14 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 20% |
| Avg price target | $66.09 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 33% |
| Most bearish source | Polymarket, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 33 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 77 |
| Market cap | $58.34B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 17.2 · 10.8 |
| EPS · Beta | $3.39 · 0.2 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $23.93B · 30% margin |
| Industry | Oil & Gas E&p |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X, News and Polymarket sources, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 20% bullish across 4 active sources. Those sources contribute 77 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is fairly quiet with 9 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 17 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 33% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Occidental Petroleum (OXY), averaging 20% bullish across 4 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 33% bullish and Polymarket at 0%, a 33-point spread. On the professional side, 9 of 24 analysts rate OXY a buy.
Of the 24 analysts covering Occidental Petroleum (OXY), 9 rate it a buy, 14 a hold and 1 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $66.09. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 20% bullish.
Occidental Petroleum (OXY)'s cross-source average is bearish at 20% bullish. All 4 tracked sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 33% bullish, X reads 30% bullish, News reads 18% bullish and polymarket coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Occidental Petroleum (OXY) at 20% bullish. All 4 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is polymarket at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on Reddit, while x activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 57 mentions (74% of total volume). News contributes 11 mentions and Reddit contributes 9 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 20% bullish, while x is the only source with rising 3-day activity. All 4 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. OXY's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 20% bullish. All 4 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The OXY sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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