Capital One Financial Increases Earnings Estimates for APA

APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA) – Analysts at Capital One Financial increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for APA in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.68 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate 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.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Scotiabank lowered their price objective on APA from $30.00 to $27.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Susquehanna reduced their target price on APA from $52.00 to $48.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Mizuho reduced their target price on APA from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on APA from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on APA from $30.00 to $27.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $30.55.

APA Stock Performance

Shares of APA stock opened at $24.38 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 fifty-two week low of $20.32 and a fifty-two week high of $36.04. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $22.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $25.61. The company has a market capitalization of $9.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 3.16.

APA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 22nd will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.10%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 22nd. APA’s payout ratio is 14.12%.

Insider Activity

In other APA news, Director Juliet S. Ellis purchased 4,391 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $22.78 per share, with a total value of $100,026.98. Following the purchase, the director now owns 12,436 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $283,292.08. The trade was 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. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On APA

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in APA during the 2nd quarter valued at $767,000. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of APA by 45.7% in the 2nd quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 67,871 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,998,000 after acquiring an additional 21,300 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of APA by 33.1% in the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 39,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,172,000 after acquiring an additional 9,898 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of APA by 16.0% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 596,599 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,564,000 after acquiring an additional 82,179 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of APA by 17.5% in the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 66,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,960,000 after acquiring an additional 9,930 shares during the period. 83.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

APA Company Profile

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.