Apache Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:APA)

Apache trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "APA."

Apache announced a -- dividend on Friday, September 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Friday, November 22nd. This represents a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 21st. View Apache's Dividend History.

Apache Co. (NYSE:APA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 31st. The energy company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.07. The energy company earned $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.58 billion. Apache had a positive return on equity of 5.12% and a negative net margin of 10.12%. View Apache's Earnings History.

Apache is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Apache.

19 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Apache's stock. Their forecasts range from $18.00 to $55.00. On average, they expect Apache's stock price to reach $35.1667 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 36.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Apache.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Apache in the last year. There are currently 5 sell ratings, 12 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Apache.

News coverage about APA stock has trended negative on Saturday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Apache earned a coverage optimism score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the energy company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Apache.

Apache saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 33,922,000 shares, an increase of 40.8% from the July 31st total of 24,098,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,120,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.6 days. Approximately 9.1% of the company's stock are short sold. View Apache's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Apache include Ecopetrol (EC), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), The Hong Kong and China Gas (HOKCY), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), WOODSIDE PET LT/ADR (WOPEY), Rwe Ag Sp (RWEOY), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Concho Resources (CXO), Continental Resources (CLR), GALP ENERGIA SG/ADR (GLPEY), TORAY INDUSTRIE/ADR (TRYIY), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Sasol (SSL) and Noble Energy (NBL).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Apache investors own include Endologix (ELGX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Micron Technology (MU), Citigroup (C), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Transocean (RIG), Honeywell International (HON), Charles Schwab (SCHW) and Cimarex Energy (XEC).

Apache's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.30%), BlackRock Inc. (6.87%), BlackRock Inc. (6.87%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (6.30%), Davis Selected Advisers (6.12%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.20%). Company insiders that own Apache stock include Dominic Ricotta, John E Lowe, John J Christmann, Juliet S Ellis, P Anthony Lannie, Rebecca A Hoyt, Stephen J Riney and William Mark Meyer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Apache.

APA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Davis Selected Advisers, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Invesco Ltd., Bank of America Corp DE, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Northern Trust Corp, Strs Ohio and SG Americas Securities LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Apache.

APA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Holocene Advisors LP, Packer & Co Ltd, Carlson Capital L P, First Trust Advisors LP and Packer & Co Ltd. Company insiders that have bought Apache stock in the last two years include John E Lowe, John J Christmann, Juliet S Ellis, Stephen J Riney and William Mark Meyer. View Insider Buying and Selling for Apache.

Shares of APA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of APA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.80.

Apache has a market capitalization of $9.70 billion and generates $7.42 billion in revenue each year. The energy company earns $40 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.77 on an earnings per share basis. Apache employs 3,420 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Apache.

The official website for Apache is http://www.apachecorp.com/.

Apache's mailing address is ONE POST OAK CENTRAL 2000 POST OAK BLVD STE 100, HOUSTON TX, 77056. The energy company can be reached via phone at 713-296-6000 or via email at [email protected]