Occidental Petroleum Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Occidental Petroleum and PennantPark Investment is -0.24 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Occidental Petroleum is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Occidental Petroleum Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Occidental Petroleum and DJI is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Occidental Petroleum and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Occidental Stock

  0.63CRC Canadian Natural ResPairCorr
  0.95OPC Occidental PetroleumPairCorr
  0.67WOP WOODSIDE ENE SPADRPairCorr
  0.66WOP0 Woodside Energy GroupPairCorr

Moving against Occidental Stock

  0.39BZG2 PT Bank CentralPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Occidental Stock performing well and Occidental Petroleum Company doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Occidental Petroleum's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.

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Occidental Petroleum Corporate Management

Elected by the shareholders, the Occidental Petroleum's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Occidental Petroleum inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Occidental. The board's role is to monitor Occidental Petroleum's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Occidental Petroleum's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Occidental Petroleum's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.