Occidental: Ride the Evercore Re-rating — A Practical Long Trade
Evercore's upgrade to outperform and a cleaner balance sheet give Occidental (OXY) a credible path to re-rating. Free cash flow, modest leverage and strong EV/EBITDA metrics argue for further analyst upgrades and short-covering. This is a tactical long trade for the mid term (45 trading days) with clear risk controls.