Zacks Research Has Strong Estimate for APA FY2025 Earnings

APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of APA in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $3.03 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.73. The consensus estimate for APA’s current full-year earnings is $4.03 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for APA’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.31 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS.

APA (NASDAQ:APA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.42. The business had revenue of $2.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.03 billion. APA had a return on equity of 20.98% and a net margin of 10.53%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.17 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on APA from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 14th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of APA from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of APA from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of APA from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of APA from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, APA has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $23.94.

APA Stock Up 3.3%

NASDAQ:APA opened at $22.36 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.37 and a beta of 1.23. APA has a one year low of $13.58 and a one year high of $29.47. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of APA. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of APA by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 113,913 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,630,000 after purchasing an additional 449 shares during the last quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV increased its stake in shares of APA by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 46,063 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,018,000 after purchasing an additional 517 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in APA by 19.6% in the second quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 550 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its position in APA by 0.6% in the second quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 104,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,918,000 after acquiring an additional 612 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cullen Investment Group LTD. grew its position in APA by 5.9% in the second quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. now owns 11,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after acquiring an additional 637 shares during the last quarter. 83.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.