APA Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:APA) $34.03 -0.76 (-2.18%) (As of 12/6/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$33.94▼$34.9250-Day Range$34.03▼$43.3052-Week Range$30.67▼$48.14Volume4.37 million shsAverage Volume4.98 million shsMarket Capitalization$10.44 billionP/E Ratio6.97Dividend Yield2.94%Price Target$46.47 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media APA MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.41 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside36.6% Upside$46.47 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy2.80% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.16Based on 17 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth29.34%From $5.01 to $6.48 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.3.09 out of 5 starsOils/Energy Sector12th out of 204 stocksCrude Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry7th out of 61 stocks 4.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAPA has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.41, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $46.47, APA has a forecasted upside of 36.6% from its current price of $34.03.Amount of Analyst CoverageAPA has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted2.80% of the float of APA has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAPA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in APA has recently increased by 16.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAPA pays a meaningful dividend of 2.76%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAPA has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of APA is 20.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, APA will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.43% next year. This indicates that APA will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for APA. Previous Next 1.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentAPA has a news sentiment score of 0.16. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for APA this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 18 people have searched for APA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -5% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 7 people have added APA to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -13% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, APA insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.19% of the stock of APA is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions80.48% of the stock of APA is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 3.1 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for APA are expected to grow by 29.34% in the coming year, from $5.01 to $6.48 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of APA is 6.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 116.77.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of APA is 6.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 17.66.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAPA has a PEG Ratio of 6.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAPA has a P/B Ratio of 8.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About APA Stock (NASDAQ:APA)APA Corporation, through its subsidiaries, explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. It has operations in the United States, Egypt, and the United Kingdom, as well as has exploration activities offshore Suriname. The company also operates gathering, compression, processing, and transmission assets in West Texas, as well as holds ownership in four Permian Basin long-haul pipeline. 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Email Address Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 11/22 Dividend10/20/2023Last Earnings11/02/2023Dividend Payable11/22/2023Today12/06/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)2/28/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Crude petroleum & natural gas Sub-IndustryN/A SectorOils/Energy Current SymbolNASDAQ:APA CUSIPN/A CIK1841666 Webwww.apachecorp.com Phone(713) 296-6000Fax713-296-6455Employees2,273Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$46.47 High Stock Price Target$59.00 Low Stock Price Target$30.00 Potential Upside/Downside+36.4%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.41 Research Coverage17 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.88 Trailing P/E Ratio6.98 Forward P/E Ratio6.80 P/E Growth6.07Net Income$3.67 billion Net Margins17.62% Pretax Margin36.33% Return on Equity92.51% Return on Assets11.45% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.65 Current Ratio1.06 Quick Ratio1.06 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$12.13 billion Price / Sales0.86 Cash Flow$11.09 per share Price / Cash Flow3.07 Book Value$4.18 per share Price / Book8.15Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares306,720,000Free Float303,069,000Market Cap$10.45 billion OptionableOptionable Beta3.32 13 Stocks Institutional Investors Won't Stop BuyingWhich stocks are major institutional investors including hedge funds and endowments buying in today's market? Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of thirteen stocks that institutional investors are buying up as quickly as they can.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. John J. Christmann IV (Age 56)CEO, President & Director Comp: $4.32MMr. Stephen J. Riney (Age 62)Executive VP & CFO Comp: $2.27MMr. David Clay Bretches (Age 58)Executive Vice President of Operations Comp: $1.86MMr. P. Anthony Lannie (Age 69)Executive VP & General Counsel Comp: $1.75MMr. David Alan Pursell (Age 57)Executive Vice President of Development Comp: $1.83MMs. Rebecca A. Hoyt (Age 59)Senior VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller Mr. Mark D. Maddox (Age 56)Executive VP of Administration Mr. Gary Thomas Clark (Age 52)Vice President of Investor Relations Ms. Castlen Kennedy (Age 44)Vice President of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Mr. Ben C. Rodgers (Age 43)Senior VP of Midstream and Marketing & Treasurer More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsPermian ResourcesNASDAQ:PROvintivNYSE:OVVCimarex EnergyNYSE:XECCabot Oil & GasNYSE:COGRange ResourcesNYSE:RRCView All CompetitorsInstitutional OwnershipB. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.Bought 8,669 shares on 12/1/2023Ownership: 0.003%American Century Companies Inc.Bought 129,355 shares on 11/30/2023Ownership: 0.180%Neo Ivy Capital ManagementBought 27,953 shares on 11/30/2023Ownership: 0.010%Deutsche Bank AGBought 64,821 shares on 11/24/2023Ownership: 0.225%Graham Capital Management L.P.Bought 3,171 shares on 11/22/2023Ownership: 0.004%View All Institutional Transactions APA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell APA stock right now? 17 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for APA in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings, 7 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" APA shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in APA, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View APA analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is APA's stock price target for 2024? 17 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for APA's shares. Their APA share price targets range from $30.00 to $59.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $46.47 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 36.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for APA or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have APA shares performed in 2023? APA's stock was trading at $46.68 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, APA shares have decreased by 27.1% and is now trading at $34.03. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting APA? APA saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,540,000 shares, an increase of 16.5% from the October 31st total of 7,330,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,740,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days. Currently, 2.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. View APA's Short Interest. When is APA's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 28th 2024. View our APA earnings forecast. How were APA's earnings last quarter? APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA) posted its earnings results on Thursday, November, 2nd. The company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.02 billion. APA had a net margin of 17.62% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 92.51%. APA's quarterly revenue was down 20.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.97 EPS. Read the conference call transcript. How often does APA pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for APA? APA declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, October 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Wednesday, November 22nd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.94%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 20th. Read our dividend analysis for APA. Is APA a good dividend stock? APA (NASDAQ:APA) pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.76%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 20.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, APA will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.43% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for APA. What ETFs hold APA's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of APA (NASDAQ:APA) stock in their portfolio include Noble Absolute Return ETF (NOPE), Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF (PXE), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETF (RSPG), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETF (RYE), LeaderShares AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF (LSAT), First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG), SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) and First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF (FTXN). How will APA's stock buyback program work? APA announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, September 14th 2022, which allows the company to repurchase 40,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. What is John J. Christmann, IV's approval rating as APA's CEO? 111 employees have rated APA Chief Executive Officer John J. Christmann, IV on Glassdoor.com. John J. Christmann, IV has an approval rating of 29% among the company's employees. This puts John J. Christmann, IV in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 41.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at APA to a friend. What other stocks do shareholders of APA own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other APA investors own include Coty (COTY), Designer Brands (DBI), Boxlight (BOXL), Cloudera (CLDR), Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Carnival Co. & (CCL), Energy Transfer (ET), H&R Block (HRB) and WW International (WW). Who are APA's major shareholders? APA's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Harris Associates L P (4.35%), Invesco Ltd. (4.02%), Smead Capital Management Inc. (1.50%), Morgan Stanley (1.35%), Northern Trust Corp (1.30%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.97%). Insiders that own company stock include Chansoo Joung, Juliet S Ellis, P Anthony Lannie and Stephen J Riney. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of APA? Shares of APA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. 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