Q4 EPS Estimates for APA Reduced by Capital One Financial

APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA) – Analysts at Capital One Financial dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of APA in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 18th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the company will earn $0.44 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.45. Capital One Financial has a “Overweight” rating and a $32.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for APA’s current full-year earnings is $4.03 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for APA’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.29 EPS.

APA (NASDAQ:APA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.19. APA had a net margin of 10.53% and a return on equity of 20.98%. The firm had revenue of $2.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.06 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.00 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on APA. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on APA from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group raised their price target on APA from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on APA from $22.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Barclays increased their target price on APA from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a $21.00 price target on shares of APA in a research report on Thursday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, APA presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $25.21.

APA Stock Performance

APA opened at $23.38 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.82, a PEG ratio of 6.28 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a fifty day moving average of $23.65 and a 200 day moving average of $20.87. APA has a fifty-two week low of $13.58 and a fifty-two week high of $25.83.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of APA by 2.9% in the first quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 36,439,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $765,964,000 after acquiring an additional 1,029,961 shares during the period. Harris Associates L P grew its holdings in APA by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Harris Associates L P now owns 25,708,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $540,393,000 after purchasing an additional 488,530 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in APA by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,208,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $259,882,000 after purchasing an additional 275,981 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in APA by 13.6% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 14,030,230 shares of the company’s stock worth $340,657,000 after purchasing an additional 1,674,739 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in APA by 29.6% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,462,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,349,000 after purchasing an additional 1,018,326 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.01% of the company’s stock.

APA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 21st. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 22nd. APA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.04%.

About APA

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.