1834 Investment Advisors Co. Has $7.99 Million Stock Holdings in APA Corporation $APA

1834 Investment Advisors Co. lifted its position in shares of APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA) by 17.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 329,064 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 47,723 shares during the quarter. APA accounts for 1.0% of 1834 Investment Advisors Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. owned approximately 0.09% of APA worth $7,990,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of APA by 157.1% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,060,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,970,000 after buying an additional 1,869,891 shares during the last quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in APA by 7,627.3% during the third quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 1,013,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,608,000 after buying an additional 1,000,400 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in APA by 160.5% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 336,277 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,165,000 after acquiring an additional 892,438 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in APA by 43.3% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,668,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,092,000 after acquiring an additional 806,252 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its position in shares of APA by 528.8% in the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 681,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,466,000 after acquiring an additional 573,193 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 83.01% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting APA

Here are the key news stories impacting APA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised several near-term EPS forecasts for APA (Q1–Q4 2027 and FY2027 estimates were nudged higher), which can be read as modestly constructive on forward earnings expectations. (Zacks research notes)
• Positive Sentiment: The Goldman Sachs price target was increased to $23 from $21 (rating: sell), a small upward reframe of fair value that could limit downside. Goldman Sachs raises PT to $23
• Positive Sentiment: AmericanBankingNews reported an analyst-implied price-target increase to $22, another incremental supportive datapoint. Price Target Raised to $22
• Neutral Sentiment: Local community event — APA’s “Paws & Pins” fundraiser scheduled for Feb. 20 — is PR/CSR positive but unlikely to move the stock materially. Paws & Pins fundraiser
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary piece outlines how fresh analyst targets are reframing APA’s fair value; useful context for investors but not a direct market mover. Why APA story is shifting
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan cut its price target to $25 (maintained neutral), and that move was reported alongside an intraday share drop — a clear near-term headwind for the stock. JPMorgan lowers PT to $25
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays downgraded APA to an Underweight/“downgrade,” which increases sell-side pressure and may keep the stock capped until clearer operational/commodity signals emerge. Barclays downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks moved the stock from Hold to Strong Sell even while nudging some short-term EPS estimates; the retained negative rating undercuts the constructive EPS revisions. Zacks rating change

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

APA has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on APA from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on APA from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on APA from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. Stephens lifted their price objective on shares of APA from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of APA from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, APA has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $26.30.

APA Stock Up 1.0%

NASDAQ APA opened at $25.80 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.78. APA Corporation has a 1 year low of $13.58 and a 1 year high of $27.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.15 billion, a PE ratio of 6.20, a PEG ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 0.74. The business’s 50-day moving average is $25.06 and its 200 day moving average is $23.11.

APA (NASDAQ:APA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $2.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.06 billion. APA had a net margin of 15.49% and a return on equity of 19.86%. APA’s revenue was down 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.00 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that APA Corporation will post 4.03 earnings per share for the current year.

APA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, January 22nd will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 22nd. APA’s payout ratio is presently 24.04%.

APA Company Profile

APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA) is an independent exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of oil and natural gas resources. The company operates through three core regions: the United States, Egypt and the North Sea. Through its integrated approach, APA combines geological and geophysical expertise with technical innovation to identify and develop hydrocarbons in both onshore and offshore settings.

In the United States, APA’s largest position is in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, where it holds substantial acreage dedicated to oil-focused drilling and production.