Occidental Common as a Preferred Proxy - Buy the Yield/Value Trade
Occidental is generating steady free cash flow, cutting leverage and sitting on a cyclical oil tailwind. With the stock trading at roughly $59, an attractive EV/EBITDA of 6.7 and free cash flow of about $3.6B, buying the common here is a pragmatic way to capture dividend yield, potential corporate optionality and a re-rating if oil stays elevated. …