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Fly News Breaks for June 24, 2019
APC, OXY
Jun 24, 2019 | 07:40 EDT
As previously reported, Morgan Stanley downgraded Occidental Petroleum (OXY) to Equal Weight from Overweight. Analyst Devin McDermott believes covering the 2020 dividend at current oil prices will require meaningful capital expenditure cuts, even though the Anadarko (APC) deal looks accretive to cash flow. Oil price volatility presents a key risk given that the company's pro forma leverage is among the highest of any company he covers, said McDermott, who cut his price target on Occidental shares to $55 from $69.