Brokers Offer Predictions for APA’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:APA)

APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for APA in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.81 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.84. The consensus estimate for APA’s current full-year earnings is $4.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for APA’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.11 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Mizuho lowered their price target on APA from $35.00 to $28.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 16th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on APA from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Bernstein Bank dropped their target price on APA from $30.00 to $28.00 in a report on Friday, October 18th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of APA from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of APA from $49.00 to $47.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.52.

APA Trading Down 0.3 %

NASDAQ APA opened at $22.86 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $23.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $26.60. 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 twelve month low of $20.95 and a twelve month high of $37.82. The stock has a market cap of $8.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 3.18.

APA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 22nd will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 22nd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.37%. APA’s payout ratio is presently 14.12%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other APA news, Director Juliet S. Ellis purchased 4,391 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $22.78 per share, with a total value of $100,026.98. Following 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 accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sunpointe LLC raised its holdings in APA by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sunpointe LLC now owns 13,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $391,000 after acquiring an additional 362 shares in the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its position in shares of APA by 6.7% during the second quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 6,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,000 after purchasing an additional 429 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in shares of APA by 7.1% in the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 7,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,000 after purchasing an additional 472 shares in the last quarter. Washington Trust Bank lifted its position in APA by 5.9% in the second quarter. Washington Trust Bank now owns 8,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $259,000 after purchasing an additional 492 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Finance LLC boosted its stake in APA by 1.6% during the third quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 31,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $765,000 after buying an additional 497 shares in the last quarter. 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.