Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) posted a 108.93% decrease in earnings from Q4. Sales, however, increased by 63.65% over the previous quarter to $5.48 billion.
Crude oil prices hit multi-year highs this week above $70 pre barrel on optimism surrounding summer reopening and travel demand.
On Friday, one Wall Street analyst adjusted his oil stock coverage ahead of what could be a big summer for oil stocks.
The Analyst: Morgan Stanley analyst Devin McDermott issued the following oil stock rating changes:
Morgan Stanley analyst Devin McDermott upgrades Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raises the price target from $32 to $40.
Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the last week.
The week's bullish calls included a Detroit automaker and gold and oil stocks.
The iPhone maker, EV leader and a stock popular with retail traders were among the bearish calls.