2 Oil Stocks That Wall Street Loves as Crude Prices Surge

Coming to its most recent results for Q4 2025, Occidental had a mixed showing, although both net sales and earnings declined from the previous year. Net sales of $5.4 billion were down 5.2% on a year-over-year (YoY) basis. A 14.5% yearly fall in oil and gas net sales to $4.8 billion was the culprit, as daily production remained almost flat at 1,246 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBOE/D) compared to 1,233 MBOE/D in the prior year.Valued at a market cap of $57.1 billion, OXY stock is up a substan ...