Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for APA Earnings

APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for APA in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, July 7th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now anticipates that the company will earn $0.60 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.49. The consensus estimate for APA's current full-year earnings is $4.03 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for APA's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS.

APA (NASDAQ:APA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $2.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.17 billion. APA had a net margin of 9.75% and a return on equity of 23.22%. APA's revenue was up 35.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.78 earnings per share.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on APA. Susquehanna decreased their price target on APA from $31.00 to $30.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of APA from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of APA from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $25.00 price target (up from $23.00) on shares of APA in a research note on Friday, May 30th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of APA from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $24.83.

APA Stock Performance

APA traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $20.40. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,139,095 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,240,495. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $18.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.76. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.38 billion, a PE ratio of 5.09, a PEG ratio of 6.60 and a beta of 1.25. APA has a fifty-two week low of $13.58 and a fifty-two week high of $33.41.

APA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 22nd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.90%. APA's payout ratio is presently 35.97%.

Institutional Trading of APA

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of APA by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 36,439,749 shares of the company's stock valued at $765,964,000 after buying an additional 1,029,961 shares during the period. Harris Associates L P increased its position in APA by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Harris Associates L P now owns 25,708,527 shares of the company's stock worth $540,393,000 after purchasing an additional 488,530 shares during the last quarter. 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 worth $292,871,000 after purchasing an additional 1,046,893 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of APA by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,230,751 shares of the company's stock valued at $305,498,000 after buying an additional 850,052 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of APA by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,507,956 shares of the company's stock valued at $219,016,000 after buying an additional 200,770 shares during the last quarter. 83.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.