Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for APA Q2 Earnings

APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA) – Research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of APA in a report released on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.47 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.94. The consensus estimate for APA’s current full-year earnings is $4.03 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for APA’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.87 EPS.

APA has been the topic of several other reports. Citigroup dropped their target price on APA from $20.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of APA from $25.00 to $23.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of APA from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Scotiabank cut their target price on APA from $26.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on APA from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $26.21.

APA Price Performance

Shares of APA opened at $16.12 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $19.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $21.98. The company has a market cap of $5.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 2.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. APA has a twelve month low of $13.58 and a twelve month high of $33.41.

APA (NASDAQ:APA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.97 by ($0.18). The firm had revenue of $2.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.31 billion. APA had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 27.86%.

Institutional Trading of APA

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in APA by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,507,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $219,016,000 after buying an additional 200,770 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of APA by 22.8% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 65,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,503,000 after acquiring an additional 12,077 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of APA by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 47,719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,102,000 after acquiring an additional 1,010 shares in the last quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted its stake in shares of APA by 175.8% in the fourth quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft now owns 23,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $543,000 after acquiring an additional 14,980 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PVG Asset Management Corp purchased a new stake in shares of APA during the third quarter worth approximately $757,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.01% of the company’s stock.

APA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 22nd. APA’s payout ratio is 44.25%.

About APA

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.