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The price of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA) closed at $20.84 in the last session, up 1.12% from day before closing price of $20.61. In other words, the price has increased by $1.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.67 million shares were traded. APA stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.12 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.58.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at APA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.70. 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 12 ’24 when Ellis Juliet S bought 4,391 shares for $22.78 per share. The transaction valued at 100,027 led to the insider holds 12,436 shares of the business.
LANNIE P ANTHONY bought 89,501 shares of APA for $2,145,212 on Oct 28 ’24. On Aug 15 ’24, another insider, Rabun Daniel Wayne, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 75,998 shares for $29.63 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 7587094016 and an Enterprise Value of 14461100032. As of this moment, APA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.78 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.527 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.569.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for APA is 2.78, which has changed by -0.36618006 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, APA has reached a high of $36.04, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.57%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, APA traded on average about 7.69M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7019240 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 365.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 356.29M. Insiders hold about 2.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.76% stake in the company. Shares short for APA as of 1740700800 were 32214650 with a Short Ratio of 4.19, compared to 1738281600 on 26961698. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 32214650 and a Short% of Float of 10.15.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for APA is 1.00, which was 1.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.048520133The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.74. 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.
