Anadarko Petroleum (APC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation was an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Its operations focused on finding, developing and producing crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, with additional activities in gathering, processing and other midstream services.

The company’s principal resource areas included U.S. onshore properties, particularly in the Delaware and DJ basins, as well as assets in the Gulf of Mexico. Anadarko also held international interests, including oil and natural gas projects in Algeria, Ghana and other regions. Its portfolio included unconventional shale development, deepwater exploration and liquefied natural gas-related opportunities.

Anadarko was led by R. A. Walker, who served as president and chief executive officer during the company’s final years. In 2019, Occidental Petroleum Corporation acquired Anadarko, and Anadarko ceased operating as an independent publicly traded company. Its former assets and operations became part of Occidental’s broader energy portfolio.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.46 to $15.12
• 50-Day Range: $13.74 to $19.09
• 52-Week Range: $13.72 to $21.72
• Volume: 105,250 shs
• Average Volume: 102,896 shs
• Market Capitalization: $186.79 million
• P/E Ratio: 14.16
• Dividend Yield: 13.46%
• Price Target: $21.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Anadarko Petroleum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Anadarko Petroleum scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 108th out of 242 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Anadarko Petroleum has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Anadarko Petroleum has a consensus price target of $21.40, representing about 44.0% upside from its current price of $14.86.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Anadarko Petroleum has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -8.89%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Anadarko Petroleum are expected to decrease by -8.89% in the coming year, from $0.90 to $0.82 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Anadarko Petroleum is 14.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.24.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Anadarko Petroleum is 14.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.51.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.08% 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 5.36.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Anadarko Petroleum has recently decreased by 3.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Anadarko Petroleum is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 14.56%, 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 206.19%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Anadarko Petroleum will have a dividend payout ratio of 243.90% in the coming year. This indicates that Anadarko Petroleum may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.65

News Sentiment

Anadarko Petroleum has a news sentiment score of -0.65. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Anadarko Petroleum this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Anadarko Petroleum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 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 $2,050,248.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Anadarko Petroleum has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/04/2026
• Today: 11/09/2026
• Record date for 11/30 Dividend: 11/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/30 Dividend: 11/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• 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: $21.40
• High Price Target: $23.00
• Low Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +44.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.97
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.12
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $32.73 million
• Net Margins: 0.65%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 23.25%
• Return on Assets: 3.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.09
• Current Ratio: 1.18
• Quick Ratio: 1.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.03
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,570,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $186.79 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: N/A