Capital One Financial Brokers Cut Earnings Estimates for APA

APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of APA in a report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the company will earn $0.54 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.67. The consensus estimate for APA’s current full-year earnings is $4.03 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for APA’s FY2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS.

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

APA has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on APA from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on APA from $29.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Barclays reduced their price objective on APA from $30.00 to $27.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 8th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on APA from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $32.00 price objective on shares of APA in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $29.80.

APA Trading Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ:APA opened at $18.54 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $22.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $23.79. APA has a 52 week low of $17.66 and a 52 week high of $36.04. The company has a market capitalization of $6.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 3.26. 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 Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.39%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 22nd. APA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 44.25%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Juliet S. Ellis bought 4,391 shares of APA stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $22.78 per share, for a total transaction of $100,026.98. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 12,436 shares in the company, valued at approximately $283,292.08. This represents a 54.58 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On APA

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of APA. Harris Associates L P lifted its holdings in shares of APA by 20.8% during the 3rd quarter. Harris Associates L P now owns 24,914,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $609,414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,293,932 shares in the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 3,411,270 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of APA by 33.1% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,186,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $142,823,000 after purchasing an additional 1,540,055 shares in the last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP bought a new position in shares of APA during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,767,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in shares of APA by 29.1% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 5,297,871 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,328,000 after purchasing an additional 1,195,212 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.