Roth Capital Forecasts APA’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:APA)

APA Co. (NASDAQ:APA) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of APA in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 8th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the company will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.61. The consensus estimate for APA’s current full-year earnings is $4.03 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for APA’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.58 EPS.

APA (NASDAQ:APA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $2.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.17 billion. APA had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 27.86%. APA’s quarterly revenue was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.78 EPS.

APA has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of APA from $25.00 to $23.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Raymond James cut shares of APA from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $45.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Monday, March 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of APA from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of APA from $20.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price target on shares of APA from $26.00 to $14.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, APA presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $25.79.

APA Stock Performance

NASDAQ:APA opened at $17.71 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. APA has a fifty-two week low of $13.58 and a fifty-two week high of $33.41. The stock has a market cap of $6.41 billion, a PE ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.18. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $17.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $20.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On APA

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of APA. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of APA by 33.1% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,186,244 shares of the company’s stock worth $142,823,000 after purchasing an additional 1,540,055 shares during the last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new stake in shares of APA during the 4th quarter worth about $30,767,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in shares of APA by 29.1% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 5,297,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,328,000 after purchasing an additional 1,195,212 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of APA during the 1st quarter worth about $22,533,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of APA by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 13,932,980 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,871,000 after purchasing an additional 1,046,893 shares during the last quarter. 83.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About APA

APA Corporation, an independent energy company, explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. It has oil and gas operations in the United States, Egypt, and North Sea. The company also has exploration and appraisal activities in Suriname, as well as holds interests in projects located in Uruguay and internationally.