Zacks Research Forecasts APA’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:APA)

APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for APA in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.57 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.53. The consensus estimate for APA’s current full-year earnings is $4.03 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for APA’s FY2027 earnings at $2.55 EPS.

APA (NASDAQ:APA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by ($0.18). The firm had revenue of $2.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.31 billion. APA had a return on equity of 27.86% and a net margin of 24.36%.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Susquehanna dropped their target price on APA from $33.00 to $31.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on APA from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Raymond James lowered APA from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and cut their target price for the company from $45.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Monday, March 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on APA from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Mizuho cut their target price on APA from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $28.90.

APA Trading Up 3.0 %

APA stock opened at $19.61 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $7.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 3.26. APA has a twelve month low of $17.66 and a twelve month high of $36.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The business has a fifty day moving average of $22.29 and a 200-day moving average of $23.37.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co bought a new position in shares of APA during the fourth quarter worth about $277,000. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH bought a new position in shares of APA during the fourth quarter worth about $42,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in APA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,721,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in APA by 459.8% in the fourth quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 53,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,236,000 after purchasing an additional 43,974 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GF Fund Management CO. LTD. bought a new position in APA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,612,000. 83.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

APA Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 22nd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.10%. APA’s payout ratio is presently 44.25%.

About APA

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.