Market Momentum Report: APA Corporation (APA)’s Positive Close at 29.44

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The price of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA) closed at $29.44 in the last session, up 0.29% from day before closing price of $29.36. In other words, the price has increased by $0.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.04 million shares were traded. APA stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.9099 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.34.

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 107.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.89. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.95 and its Current Ratio is at 1.16. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.99.

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, Evercore ISI on June 14, 2024, Downgraded its rating to In-line and sets its target price to $39 from $52 previously.

On April 10, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $40.Barclays initiated its Equal Weight rating on April 10, 2024, with a $40 target price.

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 10924180480 and an Enterprise Value of 17167191040. As of this moment, APA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 3.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.124 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.474.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, APA has reached a high of $46.15, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.11%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, APA traded on average about 6.14M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6297210 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 371.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 369.45M. Insiders hold about 0.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.45% stake in the company. Shares short for APA as of 1718323200 were 22262110 with a Short Ratio of 3.63, compared to 1715731200 on 20695153. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22262110 and a Short% of Float of 6.859999999999999.

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 0.034059945The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.74.

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