A Closer Look at APA Corporation (APA)’s Operating Margin

APA Corporation [APA] stock prices are up 0.95% to $19.20 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The APA shares have gain 3.39% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -11.40%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

APA Corporation [NASDAQ: APA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 10, 2025, when Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Outperform and also revised its price target to $32 from $45. Previously, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Equal Weight on December 17, 2024, and dropped its price target to $25. Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to a In-line and decreased its price target to $39 on June 14, 2024. Barclays started tracking with a Equal Weight rating for this stock on April 10, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $40. In a note dated January 05, 2024, Johnson Rice downgraded an Hold rating on this stock.

The stock price of APA Corporation [APA] has been fluctuating between $17.66 and $36.04 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $27.88 within the next 12 months. APA Corporation [NASDAQ: APA] shares were valued at $19.20 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 45.21% based on the average APA price forecast.

Analyzing the APA fundamentals

The APA Corporation [NASDAQ:APA] reported sales of 9.74B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 25.15%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.58% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.38%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.17 and Total Capital is 0.23. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.17.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 18.70 points at the first support level, and at 18.19 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 19.56, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 19.92.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that APA Corporation [NASDAQ:APA]’s Current Ratio is 1.15. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.01, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.21. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.72, the price to book ratio is 1.33 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 8.54.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Ellis Juliet S, Director, that happened on Dec 12 ’24 when 4391.0 shares were purchased. Former Officer, LANNIE P ANTHONY completed a deal on Oct 28 ’24 to buy 89501.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Rabun Daniel Wayne bought 75998.0 shares on Aug 15 ’24.

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