APA Corporation [NASDAQ: APA] traded at a high on 2025-07-22, posting a 0.75 gain after which it closed the day’ session at $18.74.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 5840603 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of APA Corporation stands at 3.47% while the volatility over the past one month is 3.99%.
The market cap for APA stock reached $6.76 billion, with 361.44 million shares outstanding and 353.70 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 7.63M shares, APA reached a trading volume of 5840603 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about APA Corporation [APA]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for APA shares is $23.26 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on APA stock is a recommendation set at 2.94. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Raymond James have made an estimate for APA Corporation shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on March 10, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Wells Fargo dropped their target price from $42 to $25. The new note on the price target was released on December 17, 2024, representing the official price target for APA Corporation stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $42, while Wolfe Research analysts kept a Outperform rating on APA stock. On June 14, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for APA shares from 52 to 39.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.25, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.19. Price to Free Cash Flow for APA in the course of the last twelve months was 5.75 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.74.
How has APA stock performed recently?
APA Corporation [APA] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 0.48. With this latest performance, APA shares dropped by -6.16% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -23.20% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -18.84% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for APA stock in for the last two-week period is set at 47.62, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 0.71, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 0.76 for APA Corporation [APA]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 18.60, while it was recorded at 18.63 for the last single week of trading, and 20.77 for the last 200 days.
APA Corporation [APA]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and APA Corporation [APA] shares currently have an operating margin of 32.32% and a Gross Margin at 38.69%. APA Corporation’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 9.78%.
APA Corporation (APA) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for APA Corporation. ( APA), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 25.34%, highlighting impressive shareholder gains. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 6.09%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, APA Corporation’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 9.55%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
APA Corporation (APA) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on APA Corporation’s (APA) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 1.01%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
APA Corporation (APA) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, APA Corporation. (APA) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $442516.27 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 0.89% and a Quick Ratio of 0.74%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
Earnings analysis for APA Corporation [APA]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for APA. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for APA Corporation go to -6.36%.
Insider trade positions for APA Corporation [APA]
There are presently around $94.02%, or 94.45% of APA stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of APA stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 49.79 million shares, which is approximately 13.4199%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 32.12 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$945.67 million in APA stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$796.66 million in APA stock with ownership which is approximately 7.294%.
