Roth Capital Forecasts APA’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:APA)

APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of APA in a report issued on Thursday, May 8th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the company will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.61. The consensus estimate for APA’s current full-year earnings is $4.03 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for APA’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.58 EPS.

APA (NASDAQ:APA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.23. APA had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 27.86%. The business had revenue of $2.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.17 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.78 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of APA from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of APA from $20.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Raymond James downgraded shares of APA from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $45.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of APA from $25.00 to $19.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price objective on shares of APA from $26.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, APA has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $25.79.

APA Trading Up 5.9%

NASDAQ APA opened at $17.71 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.24. APA has a one year low of $13.58 and a one year high of $33.41. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $17.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $20.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.18.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On APA

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of APA. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of APA by 33.1% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,186,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $142,823,000 after acquiring an additional 1,540,055 shares during the period. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new stake in APA in the fourth quarter worth about $30,767,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in APA by 29.1% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 5,297,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,328,000 after purchasing an additional 1,195,212 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in APA in the first quarter worth about $22,533,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in APA by 8.1% in the first 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 during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.01% of the company’s stock.

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.