APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA)’s stock price has increased by 1.48 compared to its previous closing price of 15.50. However, the company has seen a -3.14% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-05-06 that Strong domestic production is likely to have boosted APA’s profit levels in the first quarter of 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA) is above average at 7.00x. The 36-month beta value for APA is also noteworthy at 1.25. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 17 rating it as “hold,” and 3 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for APA is 356.21M, and at present, short sellers hold a 9.54% of that float. The average trading volume of APA on May 07, 2025 was 9.24M shares.
APA’s Market Performance
The stock of APA Corporation (APA) has seen a -3.14% decrease in the past week, with a 3.62% rise in the past month, and a -29.75% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.24%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.54% for APA. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.25% for APA stock, with a simple moving average of -31.97% 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 -13.37% 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 -52.92% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.54%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.24%, as shares surge +5.15% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -31.22% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, APA fell by -3.14%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -51.07% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.69. In addition, APA Corporation saw -31.88% 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 4.22 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.16. 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 summary, APA Corporation (APA) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as 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.
