At the time of writing, APA Corporation [APA] stock is trading at $18.27, up 5.42%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The APA shares have gain 5.55% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.00%, and 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.
For the past year, the stock price of APA Corporation fluctuated between $13.58 and $33.41. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $24 within the next 12 months. APA Corporation [NASDAQ: APA] shares were valued at $18.27 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 31.36% based on the average APA price forecast.
Analyzing the APA fundamentals
According to APA Corporation [NASDAQ:APA], the company’s sales were 10.42B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 35.11% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.4% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.32%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.19 and Total Capital is 0.21. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.01.
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 17.42 points at the first support level, and at 16.57 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 18.73, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 19.18.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that APA Corporation [NASDAQ:APA] has a current ratio of 0.89. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.74, and the Cash Ratio is 0.02. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.63, the price to book ratio is 1.21 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 6.61.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Joung Chansoo, Director, that happened on Apr 03 ’25 when 75000.0 shares were purchased. Director, Ellis Juliet S completed a deal on Dec 12 ’24 to buy 4391.0 shares. Meanwhile, Former Officer LANNIE P ANTHONY bought 89501.0 shares on Oct 28 ’24.
