Q1 Earnings Estimate for APA Issued By Capital One Financial

APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for APA in a report released on Sunday, August 10th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie anticipates that the company will earn $0.45 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for APA’s current full-year earnings is $4.03 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for APA’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.27 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Citigroup increased their price target on APA from $15.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on APA from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of APA in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Scotiabank reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $22.00 price target (up from $14.00) on shares of APA in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $19.00 price target (up from $18.00) on shares of APA in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, APA presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $23.50.

APA Stock Performance

Shares of APA stock opened at $20.56 on Tuesday. APA has a 12-month low of $13.58 and a 12-month high of $29.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.36 and a beta of 1.23. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.80.

APA (NASDAQ:APA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.42. The company had revenue of $2.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. APA had a return on equity of 20.98% and a net margin of 10.53%. The business’s revenue was down 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.17 earnings per share.

APA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 22nd. APA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.44%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On APA

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of APA. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in shares of APA by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 384,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,878,000 after purchasing an additional 25,084 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its position in shares of APA by 38.4% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 65,577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,514,000 after purchasing an additional 18,182 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of APA in the fourth quarter valued at about $4,043,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of APA in the fourth quarter valued at about $14,524,000. Finally, Synovus Financial Corp grew its position in shares of APA by 292.9% in the fourth quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 121,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,806,000 after purchasing an additional 90,580 shares during the last quarter. 83.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

APA Company Profile

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.