OXY Insider Trading
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-14 00:29 | 2007-09-12 | Leonard Jim A | Officer - Vice President and Controller | SELL | $60.89 | 12,905 | $785,824 | 30,434 | -29.8% |
| 2007-09-14 00:49 | 2007-09-12 | OLSON R CASEY | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $60.25 | 8,770 | $528,410 | 121,915 | 0.0% |
| 2007-06-16 02:03 | 2007-06-13 | HALLOCK RICHARD W | Officer - Executive VP - Human Resources | SELL | $58.06 | 20,000 | $1,161,120 | 402,454 | -4.7% |
| 2007-06-13 02:13 | 2007-06-08 | HALLOCK RICHARD W | Officer - Executive VP - Human Resources | SELL | $56.28 | 10,000 | $562,755 | 422,454 | -2.3% |
| 2007-06-01 23:24 | 2007-06-01 | DE BRIER DONALD P | Officer - EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | OPT+S | $56.47 | 41,444 | $2,340,496 | 724,183 | 0.0% |
| 2007-05-31 23:41 | 2007-05-30 | MORGAN JOHN W | Officer - Executive Vice President | SELL | $55.00 | 40,239 | $2,213,161 | 580,162 | -6.5% |
| 2007-05-30 01:26 | 2007-05-25 | LIENERT JAMES M | Officer - EVP, Finance and Planning | OPT+S | $54.69 | 12,718 | $695,559 | 106,630 | 0.0% |
| 2007-05-30 01:30 | 2007-05-25 | MORGAN JOHN W | Officer - Executive Vice President | SELL | $55.00 | 15,000 | $825,000 | 620,401 | -2.4% |
| 2007-05-22 01:53 | 2007-05-18 | DE BRIER DONALD P | Officer - EVP, GC & Secretary | OPT+S | $54.83 | 41,027 | $2,249,313 | 724,183 | 0.0% |
| 2007-05-21 21:14 | 2007-05-18 | HALLOCK RICHARD W | Officer - EVP - Human Resources | SELL | $54.64 | 30,000 | $1,639,173 | 432,454 | -6.5% |
| 2007-05-16 20:16 | 2007-05-15 | DE BRIER DONALD P | Officer - EVP, GC & Secretary | OPT+S | $52.51 | 31,859 | $1,672,958 | 724,183 | 0.0% |
| 2007-05-01 23:39 | 2007-04-27 | Anderson B Chuck | Officer - President, Occidental Chemical | SELL | $51.48 | 33,926 | $1,746,510 | 49,566 | -40.6% |
| 2006-11-17 01:42 | 2006-11-15 | TOMICH ROSEMARY | Director | SELL | $48.54 | 3,000 | $145,608 | 53,700 | -5.3% |
| 2006-09-06 02:26 | 2006-09-01 | HALLOCK RICHARD W | Officer - Executive VP - Human Resources | SELL | $51.45 | 10,000 | $514,500 | 519,520 | -1.9% |
| 2006-08-25 02:30 | 2006-08-22 | OLSON R CASEY | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $53.13 | 19,715 | $1,047,456 | 158,612 | 0.0% |
| 2006-08-23 02:02 | 2006-08-21 | Anderson B Chuck | Officer - President, Occidental Chemical | OPT+S | $52.85 | 20,000 | $1,057,084 | 61,562 | 0.0% |
| 2006-08-23 03:02 | 2006-08-21 | LIENERT JAMES M | Officer - EVP, Finance and Planning | OPT+S | $52.83 | 15,068 | $796,033 | 101,230 | 0.0% |
| 2006-08-23 02:17 | 2006-08-18 | HALLOCK RICHARD W | Officer - Executive VP - Human Resources | SELL | $52.29 | 10,000 | $522,905 | 529,520 | -1.9% |
| 2006-08-10 20:54 | 2006-08-09 | Leonard Jim A | Officer - Vice President and Controller | OPT+S | $106.03 | 6,636 | $703,647 | 28,132 | 0.0% |
| 2006-08-10 20:32 | 2006-08-09 | IRANI RAY R | Director, Officer - Chairman, President and CEO | OPT+S | $106.58 | 266,384 | $28,392,379 | 3,685,049 | 0.0% |
| 2006-06-23 22:12 | 2006-06-21 | CHALSTY JOHN S | Director | BUY | $94.16 | 2,500 | $235,397 | 19,103 | +15.1% |
| 2006-05-15 21:04 | 2006-05-11 | DE BRIER DONALD P | Officer - EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary | OPT+S | $107.11 | 2,800 | $299,895 | 436,283 | 0.0% |
| 2006-05-11 23:42 | 2006-05-09 | HAVERT JAMES R | Officer - Vice President and Treasurer | SELL | $104.91 | 15,494 | $1,625,489 | 59,554 | -20.6% |
| 2006-05-11 23:50 | 2006-05-09 | MORGAN JOHN W | Officer - Executive Vice President | SELL | $105.43 | 101,506 | $10,701,869 | 327,489 | -23.7% |
| 2006-05-11 23:34 | 2006-05-09 | HALLOCK RICHARD W | Officer - Executive VP - Human Resources | SELL | $105.10 | 14,150 | $1,487,115 | 215,946 | -6.1% |
| 2006-05-11 23:22 | 2006-05-09 | CHAZEN STEPHEN I | Officer - Senior Executive VP and CFO | SELL | $104.52 | 114,000 | $11,915,155 | 932,768 | -10.9% |
| 2006-05-09 01:45 | 2006-05-04 | HALLOCK RICHARD W | Officer - Executive VP - Human Resources | SELL | $104.50 | 17,722 | $1,851,914 | 230,096 | -7.2% |
| 2006-05-05 00:52 | 2006-05-02 | OLSON R CASEY | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $105.58 | 2,401 | $253,504 | 81,136 | 0.0% |
| 2006-05-03 01:57 | 2006-04-28 | Leonard Jim A | Officer - Vice President and Controller | SELL | $103.15 | 3,325 | $342,958 | 24,799 | -11.8% |
| 2006-05-03 03:21 | 2006-04-28 | LIENERT JAMES M | Officer - EVP, Finance and Planning | OPT+S | $102.22 | 18,455 | $1,886,453 | 28,319 | 0.0% |
| 2006-05-03 00:17 | 2006-04-28 | DE BRIER DONALD P | Officer - EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | OPT+S | $102.58 | 47,368 | $4,858,986 | 436,283 | 0.0% |
| 2006-05-03 02:52 | 2006-05-01 | HAVERT JAMES R | Officer - Vice President and Treasurer | OPT+S | $104.52 | 21,006 | $2,195,623 | 75,048 | 0.0% |
| 2005-09-08 01:31 | 2005-08-30 | LIENERT JAMES M | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $80.66 | 2,492 | $200,999 | 26,200 | 0.0% |
| 2005-09-02 20:02 | 2005-08-31 | DE BRIER DONALD P | Officer - EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | OPT+S | $83.00 | 50,000 | $4,150,000 | 415,744 | 0.0% |
| 2005-09-01 03:25 | 2005-08-30 | LIENERT JAMES M | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $80.66 | 17,927 | $1,445,951 | 26,200 | 0.0% |
| 2005-09-01 03:34 | 2005-08-30 | OLSON R CASEY | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $81.00 | 30,000 | $2,430,000 | 68,623 | 0.0% |
| 2005-09-01 03:40 | 2005-08-29 | HALLOCK RICHARD W | Officer - EVP - Human Resources | OPT+S | $81.16 | 23,740 | $1,926,679 | 220,439 | 0.0% |
| 2005-08-16 03:39 | 2005-08-11 | HALLOCK RICHARD W | Officer - Exec VP - Human Resources | OPT+S | $82.47 | 26,260 | $2,165,586 | 220,439 | 0.0% |
| 2005-08-10 02:00 | 2005-08-08 | HALLOCK RICHARD W | Officer - Exec VP - Human Resources | OPT+S | $82.81 | 25,000 | $2,070,263 | 215,265 | 0.0% |
| 2005-08-10 02:00 | 2005-08-09 | CHAZEN STEPHEN I | Officer - Senior EVP and CFO | OPT+S | $82.82 | 191,000 | $15,818,391 | 550,617 | 0.0% |
| 2005-08-06 01:27 | 2005-08-03 | IRANI RAY R | Director, Officer - Chairman, President and CEO | OPT+S | $83.18 | 177,000 | $14,722,665 | 2,382,515 | 0.0% |
| 2005-08-04 01:03 | 2005-08-01 | HALLOCK RICHARD W | Officer - EVP - Human Resources | OPT+S | $82.86 | 40,000 | $3,314,424 | 215,265 | 0.0% |
| 2005-08-03 01:26 | 2005-07-29 | Leonard Jim A | Officer - Vice President and Controller | OPT+S | $83.07 | 16,669 | $1,384,749 | 24,653 | 0.0% |
| 2005-08-03 03:04 | 2005-07-29 | MORGAN JOHN W | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $83.00 | 150,000 | $12,450,000 | 307,879 | 0.0% |
| 2005-06-02 02:47 | 2005-05-31 | DE BRIER DONALD P | Officer - EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | OPT+S | $73.39 | 20,000 | $1,467,772 | 381,175 | 0.0% |
| 2005-06-02 03:11 | 2005-05-31 | MORGAN JOHN W | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $73.27 | 60,000 | $4,396,200 | 277,096 | 0.0% |
| 2005-06-02 02:58 | 2005-05-31 | HALLOCK RICHARD W | Officer - EVP - Human Resources | OPT+S | $73.45 | 20,000 | $1,468,922 | 207,955 | 0.0% |
| 2005-05-28 00:12 | 2005-05-26 | Leonard Jim A | Officer - Vice President and Controller | SELL | $72.57 | 3,186 | $231,209 | 18,153 | -14.9% |
| 2005-05-26 17:57 | 2005-05-24 | OLSON R CASEY | Officer - Executive Vice President | SELL | $69.71 | 11,944 | $832,595 | 47,099 | -20.2% |
| 2005-05-26 18:03 | 2005-05-25 | HALLOCK RICHARD W | Officer - EVP - Human Resources | OPT+S | $71.01 | 15,000 | $1,065,183 | 207,955 | 0.0% |
How to Interpret $OXY Trades
Not every insider transaction in OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $OXY shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for OXY
Insider activity data for OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $OXY, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.