Analysts Set Expectations for APA's Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:APA)

APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA - Free Report) - Capital One Financial decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of APA in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 19th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.64 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.70. The consensus estimate for APA's current full-year earnings is $4.03 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for APA's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.34 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on APA. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of APA from $15.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday. Mizuho reduced their price target on APA from $20.00 to $19.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on APA from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $20.00 target price on APA and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on APA from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $25.53.

APA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:APA opened at $17.32 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $6.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.18. 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 firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $20.65. APA has a one year low of $13.58 and a one year high of $33.41.

APA (NASDAQ:APA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $2.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.17 billion. APA had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 27.86%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.78 EPS.

Institutional Trading of APA

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of APA by 46.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,080,787 shares of the company's stock valued at $190,876,000 after purchasing an additional 2,894,543 shares during the period. Freestone Grove Partners LP bought a new stake in shares of APA during the 4th quarter valued at $30,767,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in shares of APA by 29.1% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 5,297,871 shares of the company's stock valued at $122,328,000 after purchasing an additional 1,195,212 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of APA during the 1st quarter valued at $22,533,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in APA by 8.1% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 13,932,980 shares of the company's stock worth $292,871,000 after buying an additional 1,046,893 shares in the last quarter. 83.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.

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