Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of APA Q1 Earnings

APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of APA in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now forecasts that the company will earn $0.53 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.50. The consensus estimate for APA’s current full-year earnings is $4.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for APA’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.05 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on APA. Scotiabank decreased their price target on APA from $30.00 to $27.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on APA from $29.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of APA from $30.00 to $27.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 8th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of APA from $29.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of APA from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, APA has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $30.65.

APA Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of APA opened at $23.32 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 1.24. APA has a one year low of $20.32 and a one year high of $36.04. The company has a market cap of $8.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 3.16.

Institutional Trading of APA

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of APA. Empirical Finance LLC lifted its position in shares of APA by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 31,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $765,000 after acquiring an additional 497 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in APA by 16.9% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 3,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,000 after purchasing an additional 513 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of APA by 1.1% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 46,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,372,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares during the period. Segment Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of APA by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Segment Wealth Management LLC now owns 54,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,330,000 after purchasing an additional 535 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of APA by 84.1% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 540 shares during the period. 83.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at APA

In other news, Director Juliet S. Ellis bought 4,391 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $22.78 per share, with a total value of $100,026.98. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 12,436 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $283,292.08. This represents a 54.58 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

APA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 22nd will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 22nd. APA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.12%.

APA Company Profile

APA Corporation, an independent energy company, explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. It has oil and gas operations in the United States, Egypt, and North Sea. The company also has exploration and appraisal activities in Suriname, as well as holds interests in projects located in Uruguay and internationally.