HSBC upgraded Occidental (OXY) to Buy from Hold with a price target of $55, up from $48. The proposed OxyChem sale accelerates the company’s debt retirement and significantly pulls forward its share buybacks, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm believes the share pullback from disappointment in the OxyChem sale price “presents a great buying opportunity.”
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