Roth Capital Predicts APA's Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:APA)

APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for APA in a research report issued on Thursday, May 8th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.58 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.61. The consensus estimate for APA's current full-year earnings is $4.03 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for APA's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.58 EPS.

APA has been the subject of a number of other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "sell" rating and set a $23.00 target price on shares of APA in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Barclays lowered their target price on APA from $25.00 to $19.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Raymond James downgraded shares of APA from a "strong-buy" rating to an "outperform" rating and cut their target price for the company from $45.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Mizuho cut their target price on shares of APA from $20.00 to $19.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on APA from $25.00 to $23.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $25.37.

APA Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ APA traded down $0.29 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $18.17. The company's stock had a trading volume of 8,022,290 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,929,433. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The business's 50 day moving average is $17.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $20.83. APA has a 12-month low of $13.58 and a 12-month high of $33.41. The firm has a market cap of $6.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.18.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of APA by 46.8% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,080,787 shares of the company's stock valued at $190,876,000 after acquiring an additional 2,894,543 shares during the last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new stake in shares of APA in the 4th quarter valued at $30,767,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in shares of APA by 29.1% in 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 acquiring an additional 1,195,212 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of APA during the 1st quarter valued at about $22,533,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of APA by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 13,932,980 shares of the company's stock valued at $292,871,000 after buying an additional 1,046,893 shares during the last quarter. 83.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.