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As of close of business last night, APA Corporation’s stock clocked out at $18.06, down -2.85% from its previous closing price of $18.59. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.85 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.67 million shares were traded. APA stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.865.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of APA’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 97.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.54. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.74 and its Current Ratio is at 0.89. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.96.
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 this company, Stephens on August 05, 2025, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $24.
On March 10, 2025, Raymond James Downgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Strong Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $45 to $32.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on December 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $42 to $25.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 6708115968 and an Enterprise Value of 12967863296. As of this moment, APA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.278 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.173.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for APA is 1.29, which has changed by -0.36520213 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, APA has reached a high of $29.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.34%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that APA traded 7.37M shares on average per day over the past three months and 6623400 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 361.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 353.70M. Insiders hold about 1.98% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.14% stake in the company. Shares short for APA as of 1752537600 were 39593112 with a Short Ratio of 5.37, compared to 1749772800 on 38640359. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 39593112 and a Short% of Float of 12.49.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.0, APA has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.00. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05379236The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.43. The current Payout Ratio is 43.91% for APA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-22 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-22. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-01-15 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
