APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for APA in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, December 11th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now forecasts that the company will earn $0.81 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.84. The consensus estimate for APA's current full-year earnings is $3.99 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for APA's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.11 EPS.
APA has been the subject of a number of other reports. Scotiabank cut their price target on APA from $30.00 to $27.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of APA from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of APA from $30.00 to $27.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of APA from $49.00 to $47.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of APA from $36.00 to $33.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $32.52.
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Shares of APA stock opened at $22.94 on Friday. APA has a 1 year low of $20.95 and a 1 year high of $37.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $23.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.65. The company has a market capitalization of $8.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 3.24 and a beta of 3.18.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 22nd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.36%. APA's dividend payout ratio is currently 14.12%.
In related news, Director Juliet S. Ellis bought 4,391 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $22.78 per share, with a total value of $100,026.98. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company's stock.
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its position in 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 last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its stake in shares of APA by 386.7% in the second quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 1,358 shares of the company's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 1,079 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC purchased a new position in APA in the second quarter valued at about $42,000. Huntington National Bank grew its stake in APA by 48.8% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,710 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 561 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in APA by 164.2% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,581 shares of the company's stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 1,604 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.01% of the company's stock.
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.
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