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After finishing at $15.37 in the prior trading day, APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA) closed at $16.11, up 4.81%. In other words, the price has increased by $4.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.37 million shares were traded. APA stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.62.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of APA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.01 and its Current Ratio is at 1.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.18.
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Raymond James on March 10, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $32 from $45 previously.
On December 17, 2024, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $42 to $25.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 03 ’25 when Joung Chansoo bought 75,000 shares for $18.25 per share. The transaction valued at 1,368,615 led to the insider holds 140,285 shares of the business.
Ellis Juliet S bought 4,391 shares of APA for $100,027 on Dec 12 ’24. The Director now owns 12,436 shares after completing the transaction at $22.78 per share. On Oct 28 ’24, another insider, LANNIE P ANTHONY, who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 89,501 shares for $23.97 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, APA now has a Market Capitalization of 5826407424 and an Enterprise Value of 12740896768. As of this moment, APA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.345 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.263.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for APA is 1.26, which has changed by -0.5021632 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.0635103 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, APA has reached a high of $33.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -32.79%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 9.05M shares per day over the past 3-months and 13992020 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 365.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 356.21M. Insiders hold about 2.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.13% stake in the company. Shares short for APA as of 1743379200 were 33337881 with a Short Ratio of 3.69, compared to 1740700800 on 32214650. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 33337881 and a Short% of Float of 10.5.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, APA’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.0, compared to 1.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06506181The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.42. The current Payout Ratio is 43.91% for APA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-22 with an ex-dividend date of 1745280000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-01-15 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
