APA Group (APAJF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

APA Group is an Australian energy infrastructure company that owns, operates and manages a portfolio of gas transmission, storage and processing assets. Its infrastructure connects gas producers and storage facilities with power generators, industrial users, businesses and households, supporting energy supply across Australia.

The company also operates electricity generation and transmission assets and has expanded into renewable energy and related infrastructure. In addition to its owned assets, APA provides operations, maintenance and asset-management services for infrastructure owned by other parties.

APA Group traces its origins to the Australian Pipeline Trust, established in 2000, and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Its assets and services extend across multiple Australian states and territories, with a particular focus on the country’s eastern and western gas markets. The company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and trades in the United States under the symbol APAJF.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.46 to $7.55
• 50-Day Range: $6.90 to $8.20
• 52-Week Range: $5.46 to $8.20
• Volume: 8,829 shs
• Average Volume: 4,768 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 19.19
• Dividend Yield: 3.77%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

APA Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

APA Group scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for APA Group.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of APA Group is 19.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of APA Group is 19.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.98.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

APA Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 999.99, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in APA Group has recently increased by 11.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

APA Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.49%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

APA Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of APA Group is 72.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.41

News Sentiment

APA Group has a news sentiment score of 0.41. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for APA Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, APA Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

20.74% of the stock of APA Group is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Gas Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:APAJF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.apa.com.au
• Phone: (129) 693-0000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,700
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A