Occidental Petroleum OXY
$56.38 +$0.02 (+0.04%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $56.70 +0.57%
Open$55.96
Prev close$56.36
Day range$55.61 – $57.17
Volume9.02M
Market cap$56.36B
P/E (TTM)8.7
Dividend yield1.77%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership84.8%+0.68 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,506+42 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)27 buys / 22 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.44% of floatDays to cover 2.8 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share25.3%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$63.33M (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 49.2% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 2.28% to 2.44% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,146,828 | 0.3% |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +5,585,331 | 0.6% |
| Invesco Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +5,036,469 | 0.8% |
| BNY Mellon Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,722,908 | 1.0% |
| Danske Capital AS (Estonia) | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,549,539 | 0.4% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,325,232 | 4.0% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,217,238 | 5.6% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,870,472 | 4.6% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,759,772 | 0.3% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,677,133 | 1.1% |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,513,303 | 0.5% |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,307,391 | 0.3% |
| BNP Paribas Financial Markets SNC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,130,224 | 0.4% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,483,687 | 0.2% |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,331,774 | 0.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Richard Jackson | Chief Executive Officer | Sale to Issuer | -4,124 | $55.32 | 450,071 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Vicki Hollub | Director | Other Disposition | -90,000 | – | 788,110 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Brad Pollack | Senior Vice President & General Counsel | Other Acquisition | +26,284 | – | 26,284 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Brad Pollack | Senior Vice President & General Counsel | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 18,801 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Richard Jackson | Chief Executive Officer | Open Market Acquisition | +4,770 | $52.38 | 454,150 |
| 31 May 2026 | Vicki Hollub | Director | Sale to Issuer | -74,178 | $58.92 | 878,051 |
| 31 May 2026 | Vicki Hollub | Director | Other Acquisition | +3,183 | – | 878,051 |
| 31 May 2026 | Richard Jackson | Chief Executive Officer | Other Acquisition | +101,833 | – | 449,359 |
| 3 May 2026 | Carlos Gutierrez | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +3,734 | – | 40,063 |
| 3 May 2026 | Andrew F. Gould | Independent Vice Chairperson | Sale to Issuer | -1,494 | $60.27 | 46,334 |
| 3 May 2026 | Andrew F. Gould | Independent Vice Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +4,978 | – | 46,334 |
| 3 May 2026 | William Klesse | Independent Director | Sale to Issuer | -913 | $60.27 | 222,149 |
| 3 May 2026 | William Klesse | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +4,149 | – | 222,149 |
| 3 May 2026 | Avedick Poladian | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +4,149 | – | 94,575 |
| 3 May 2026 | Jack Moore | Independent Chairperson | Sale to Issuer | -1,479 | $60.27 | 76,431 |
| 3 May 2026 | Jack Moore | Independent Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +6,720 | – | 76,431 |
| 3 May 2026 | Vicky Bailey | Independent Director | Sale to Issuer | -1,223 | $60.27 | 15,490 |
| 3 May 2026 | Vicky Bailey | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +3,734 | – | 15,490 |
| 3 May 2026 | Robert Shearer | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +3,734 | – | 66,463 |
| 3 May 2026 | Kenneth Robinson | Independent Director | Sale to Issuer | -913 | $60.27 | 15,359 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 24,367,909 | 2.4% | 2.8 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 22,206,633 | 2.2% | 2.2 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 21,630,230 | 2.2% | 2.8 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 20,965,218 | 2.1% | 3.0 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 22,558,947 | 2.3% | 2.5 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 22,715,229 | 2.3% | 2.9 |
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