Zacks Research Estimates APA’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:APA)

APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for APA in a report released on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.79 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.76. The consensus estimate for APA’s current full-year earnings is $4.03 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for APA’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.08 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.21 EPS.

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

APA has been the subject of several other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of APA from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Susquehanna decreased their price target on shares of APA from $33.00 to $31.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Raymond James downgraded shares of APA from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $45.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of APA from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their price target 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 analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.70.

APA Stock Up 2.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:APA opened at $20.03 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. APA has a 52-week low of $17.66 and a 52-week high of $36.05. The company has a 50 day moving average of $22.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.23. The company has a market capitalization of $7.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 3.26.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On APA

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of APA by 12.6% during the third quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 30,471,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $745,341,000 after acquiring an additional 3,411,270 shares during the period. Harris Associates L P boosted its holdings in shares of APA by 20.8% during the third quarter. Harris Associates L P now owns 24,914,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $609,414,000 after acquiring an additional 4,293,932 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of APA by 6.9% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,230,751 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,498,000 after acquiring an additional 850,052 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of APA by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,886,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $297,540,000 after acquiring an additional 894,574 shares during the period. Finally, Smead Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in APA by 3.5% in the third quarter. Smead Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,667,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,466,000 after purchasing an additional 326,042 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.01% of the company’s stock.

APA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.99%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 22nd. APA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 44.25%.

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.