APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA)’s stock price has plunge by 4.81relation to previous closing price of 15.37. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 10.34% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. https://247wallst.com reported 2025-04-17 that Live Updates Live Coverage Has Ended Gaines and Losers Today 12:59 pm Winners: APA Corp (APA) up 5.27% Abbott Labs (ABT) up 4.37% Devon Energy (DVN) up 4.17% Marathon Petroleum (MPC) up 3.82% Losers: NVIDIA (NVDA) down 7.53% JB Hunt (JBHT) down 7.49% MD (AMD) down 7.30% Interpublic Group (IPG) down 5.71% China to Fight Until the End 11:42 am According to The White House press release, China now faces up to 245% tariffs on on imports, up from 145% and despite the number increase, China will “ignore” the numbers gain and plans to fight until the end of the tariff war. As of 11:45 am: Nasdaq Composite: -1.48% S&P 500: -0.74% Dow Jones Industrial Average: -.02% Shares of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) are down 1% in morning trading Wednesday after Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) announced it would take a massive $5.5 billion writedown in the first quarter. The artificial intelligence chipmaker said in a late-afternoon SEC filing yesterday the U.S. government was imposing new trade restrictions on its H20 AI chips that would require it to get a license to export them because they could be used in or diverted to a Chinese supercomputer. Due to the inventory of H20 chips it had on hand, as well as previously agreed to purchase commitments and related reserves, it would be taking the massive writedown. Erecting new barriers Nvidia had designed the H20 specifically to get around export restrictions of its previous chip, the H800. That was the one the Chinese AI firm DeepSeek used to build its R1 large language model that caused a tumult in the market when it launched earlier this year. The chips are cheaper and less powerful than Nvidia’s latest generation Blackwell chips that sell for tens of thousands of dollars. Pricing isn’t so straightforward though as the chips won’t be sold as a standalone product. It hits especially hard because earlier this month, Nvidia stock jumped on reports that Chinese tech companies, including Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), Tencent Holdings (OTC:TCEHY), and TikTok owner ByteDance, had ordered $16 billion worth of the H20 accelerators over the first three months of the year. Nvidia said the write off would be necessary because of the inventory of H20 chips it had on hand, purchase commitments, and related reserves. Nvidia will be reporting its fiscal 2026 first-quarter earnings results on May 26. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 200 points, or 0.5%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 was off almost 2%. Collateral damage The indices are also under pressure because Bloomberg reported little progress has been made between the European Union and the U.S. to resolve their trade differences. While the EU has proposed eliminating all tariffs in both directions, U.S. officials have so far rejected that because of other non-tariff restrictions U.S. goods face, including digital and AI regulations, along with various food standards. Other chipmakers on the S&P 500 are falling as well, including Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) as it says it will take an $800 million hit due to tariffs. Its shares are down 6% because the new trade restrictions will affect its MI308 chips. Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) is down 2.2% and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is off 1.7%. The impact of tech stocks on SPY is offsetting the positive news that retail sales rose 1.4% in March, in line with expectations and well ahead of the 0.2% gain seen in February. It was the best reading in more than two years. However, it is likely sales were pulled forward into the month due to consumers buying more ahead of tariffs going into effect. That suggests retail sales in future months won’t be as strong and feeds the fear the U.S. economy is growing slower than analysts had previously predicted. The post Live: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) Falls From Nvidia, Trade Pressure appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..
Is It Worth Investing in APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA) Right Now?
APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 7.17x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for APA is at 1.26. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 17 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
The public float for APA is 356.21M, and currently, shorts hold a 9.36% of that float. The average trading volume for APA on April 21, 2025 was 9.05M shares.
APA’s Market Performance
APA stock saw a decrease of 10.34% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -22.59% and a quarterly a decrease of -35.94%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.54%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.65% for APA Corporation (APA). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -10.20% for APA stock, with a simple moving average of -32.79% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of APA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for APA stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for APA by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for APA in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $32 based on the research report published on March 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see APA reach a price target of $25, previously predicting the price at $42. The rating they have provided for APA stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on December 17th, 2024.
Wolfe Research gave a rating of “Outperform” to APA, setting the target price at $42 in the report published on July 18th of the previous year.
APA Trading at -18.64% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought APA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -51.78% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.65%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.54%, as shares sank -21.68% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -27.40% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, APA rose by +10.34%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -45.63% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.94. In addition, APA Corporation saw -30.23% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at APA starting from Joung Chansoo, who purchase 75,000 shares at the price of $18.25 back on Apr 03 ’25. After this action, Joung Chansoo now owns 140,285 shares of APA Corporation, valued at $1,368,615 using the latest closing price.
Ellis Juliet S, the Director of APA Corporation, purchase 4,391 shares at $22.78 during a trade that took place back on Dec 12 ’24, which means that Ellis Juliet S is holding 12,436 shares at $100,027 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for APA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.33 for the present operating margin
- 0.43 for the gross margin
The net margin for APA Corporation stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 20.26, with 4.64 for asset returns.
Based on APA Corporation (APA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.54 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.59. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.17. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.17 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.25. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.17. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.97for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.5. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.15.
Conclusion
In conclusion, APA Corporation (APA) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
