Capital One Financial Has Optimistic View of APA Q1 Earnings

APA Co. (NASDAQ:APAFree Report) – Capital One Financial raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for APA in a report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the company will earn $0.68 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.31. The consensus estimate for APA’s current full-year earnings is $4.01 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for APA’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.79 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on APA. Barclays cut their price objective on APA from $30.00 to $27.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 8th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on APA from $36.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of APA from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Bernstein Bank decreased their price objective on APA from $30.00 to $28.00 in a report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on APA from $29.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $30.55.

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APA Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:APA opened at $24.85 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $9.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 3.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $22.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $25.61. APA has a one year low of $20.32 and a one year high of $36.04.

APA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 22nd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.02%. APA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Juliet S. Ellis purchased 4,391 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $22.78 per share, for a total transaction of $100,026.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 12,436 shares in the company, valued at approximately $283,292.08. This represents a 54.58 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On APA

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC raised its stake in APA by 12.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 30,471,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $745,341,000 after acquiring an additional 3,411,270 shares during the last quarter. Harris Associates L P boosted its holdings in APA by 20.8% during the third quarter. Harris Associates L P now owns 24,914,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $609,414,000 after buying an additional 4,293,932 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of APA by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 11,991,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $293,312,000 after acquiring an additional 485,291 shares during the period. Smead Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of APA by 3.5% in the third quarter. Smead Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,667,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,466,000 after buying an additional 326,042 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in APA by 2.5% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,307,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,928,000 after acquiring an additional 224,547 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.01% of the company’s stock.

APA Company Profile

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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.

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