Q3 Earnings Estimate for APA Issued By Capital One Financial

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for APA Corporation from $0.56 to $0.72, while the consensus full-year earnings estimate is $4.03 per share.
• APA reported a Q2 EPS of $0.87, significantly beating the analysts' expectation of $0.45, but its revenue has decreased by 14.4% year-over-year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, providing a yield of 4.9% based on an annualized payout of $1.00.

APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for APA in a note issued to investors on Sunday, August 10th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.72 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.56. The consensus estimate for APA's current full-year earnings is $4.03 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for APA's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.41 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on APA. Citigroup lifted their price target on APA from $15.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. Scotiabank reiterated a "sector perform" rating and set a $22.00 price target (up from $14.00) on shares of APA in a report on Friday, July 11th. Susquehanna dropped their price target on APA from $31.00 to $30.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Roth Capital lowered APA from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $22.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $26.00 price target (up from $25.00) on shares of APA in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $23.61.

APA Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of APA stock traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $20.48. The company had a trading volume of 7,108,495 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,485,359. APA has a 12 month low of $13.58 and a 12 month high of $29.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $19.00. The company has a market cap of $7.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.23 and a beta of 1.23.

APA (NASDAQ:APA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.42. The business had revenue of $2.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. APA had a return on equity of 20.98% and a net margin of 10.53%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.17 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On APA

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in APA by 46.8% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,080,787 shares of the company's stock worth $190,876,000 after purchasing an additional 2,894,543 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in APA by 157.1% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,060,135 shares of the company's stock worth $55,970,000 after purchasing an additional 1,869,891 shares in the last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP bought a new position in APA in the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,767,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in APA by 29.1% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 5,297,871 shares of the company's stock worth $122,328,000 after purchasing an additional 1,195,212 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new position in APA in the first quarter worth approximately $22,533,000. 83.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

APA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 22nd will be given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 22nd. APA's payout ratio is currently 33.44%.

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.