Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA) Reduced by Zacks Research

APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of APA in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now anticipates that the company will earn $1.13 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.35. The consensus estimate for APA’s current full-year earnings is $4.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for APA’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.20 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS.

APA (NASDAQ:APA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.12). The company had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.89 billion. APA had a return on equity of 45.32% and a net margin of 34.04%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.19 earnings per share.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating and set a $28.00 target price on shares of APA in a research report on Monday, April 15th. Raymond James cut their price target on APA from $44.00 to $43.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 24th. Susquehanna raised their price target on APA from $54.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 7th. Truist Financial cut their price target on APA from $59.00 to $53.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 5th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $45.00 price target on shares of APA in a research note on Monday, April 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.10.

APA Stock Down 1.9 %

NASDAQ:APA opened at $30.13 on Thursday. APA has a twelve month low of $28.90 and a twelve month high of $46.15. The company has a market cap of $11.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 3.29. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $32.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42.

Institutional Trading of APA

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Atria Investments Inc increased its position in shares of APA by 20.3% in the first quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 41,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,433,000 after buying an additional 7,032 shares in the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of APA during the first quarter worth approximately $59,000. Webs Creek Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of APA during the first quarter worth approximately $28,593,000. Comerica Bank increased its position in shares of APA by 0.9% during the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 176,535 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,069,000 after purchasing an additional 1,641 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in shares of APA by 3.3% during the first quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 443,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,258,000 after purchasing an additional 14,069 shares in the last quarter. 83.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.