Anadarko Petroleum (APC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation engages in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of oil and gas properties. It operates through three segments: Exploration and Production, WES Midstream, and Other Midstream. The company explores for and produces oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). It is also involved in gathering, processing, treating, and transporting oil, natural-gas, and NGLs production, as well as the gathering and disposal of produced water. The company's oil and natural gas properties are located in the United States onshore and deepwater Gulf of Mexico; and Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique, Colombia, Peru, and other countries. As of December 31, 2018, it had approximately 1.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent of proved reserves. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.90 to $21.50
• 50-Day Range: $17.34 to $21.55
• 52-Week Range: $17.00 to $21.72
• Volume: 83,505 shs
• Average Volume: 183,494 shs
• Market Capitalization: $262.84 million
• P/E Ratio: 90.91
• Dividend Yield: 4.97%
• Price Target: $21.60
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Anadarko Petroleum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Anadarko Petroleum scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 80th out of 249 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Anadarko Petroleum has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Anadarko Petroleum is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Anadarko Petroleum has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 47.72%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Anadarko Petroleum are expected to grow by 47.72% in the coming year, from $1.97 to $2.91 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Anadarko Petroleum is 90.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Anadarko Petroleum is 90.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.26.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Anadarko Petroleum has a PEG Ratio of 5.64. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Anadarko Petroleum has a P/B Ratio of 1.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.73% of the float of Anadarko Petroleum has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Anadarko Petroleum has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.72, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Anadarko Petroleum has recently decreased by 4.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Anadarko Petroleum is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.38%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Anadarko Petroleum does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Anadarko Petroleum is 452.17%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Anadarko Petroleum will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.74% next year. This indicates that Anadarko Petroleum will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.80

News Sentiment

Anadarko Petroleum has a news sentiment score of 0.80. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Anadarko Petroleum this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Anadarko Petroleum insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $475,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.50% of the stock of Anadarko Petroleum is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.17% of the stock of Anadarko Petroleum is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/21 Dividend: 4/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/21 Dividend: 4/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/21/2026
• Today: 5/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/15/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:APC
• CIK: 773910
• Web: www.anadarko.com
• Phone: 832-636-1000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,700
• Year Founded: 1959

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Anadarko Petroleum: $21.60
• High Price Target: $23.00
• Low Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 90.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.61
• P/E Growth: 5.64
• Net Income: $615 million
• Net Margins: -4.20%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.49%
• Return on Assets: 2.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.95
• Current Ratio: 0.92
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.05
• Cash Flow: $3.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.74
• Book Value: $18.57 per share
• Price / Book: 1.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,570,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $262.84 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.64