Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Invests $549,000 in APA Corporation $APA

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 22,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $549,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of APA by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,208,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $259,882,000 after purchasing an additional 275,981 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of APA by 157.1% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,060,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,970,000 after purchasing an additional 1,869,891 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of APA by 23.9% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,710,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,573,000 after purchasing an additional 522,947 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in APA by 43.3% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,668,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,092,000 after buying an additional 806,252 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in APA by 34.8% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,864,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,099,000 after buying an additional 481,420 shares during the period. 83.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

APA Stock Performance

NASDAQ:APA opened at $25.80 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $25.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.11. APA Corporation has a twelve month low of $13.58 and a twelve month high of $27.72. The company has a market capitalization of $9.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 0.74.

APA (NASDAQ:APA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.19. APA had a net margin of 15.49% and a return on equity of 19.86%. The business had revenue of $2.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.06 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.00 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that APA Corporation will post 4.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

APA Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 22nd. APA’s dividend payout ratio is 24.04%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Roth Mkm upped their price objective on shares of APA from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of APA from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Barclays set a $24.00 price target on APA in a report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of APA from $21.00 to $16.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, William Blair initiated coverage on shares of APA in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $32.00 price target for the company. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.30.

Trending Headlines about APA

Here are the key news stories impacting APA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised several near-term EPS forecasts for APA (Q1–Q4 2027 and FY2027 estimates were nudged higher), which can be read as modestly constructive on forward earnings expectations. (Zacks research notes)
• Positive Sentiment: The Goldman Sachs price target was increased to $23 from $21 (rating: sell), a small upward reframe of fair value that could limit downside. Goldman Sachs raises PT to $23
• Positive Sentiment: AmericanBankingNews reported an analyst-implied price-target increase to $22, another incremental supportive datapoint. Price Target Raised to $22
• Neutral Sentiment: Local community event — APA’s “Paws & Pins” fundraiser scheduled for Feb. 20 — is PR/CSR positive but unlikely to move the stock materially. Paws & Pins fundraiser
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary piece outlines how fresh analyst targets are reframing APA’s fair value; useful context for investors but not a direct market mover. Why APA story is shifting
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan cut its price target to $25 (maintained neutral), and that move was reported alongside an intraday share drop — a clear near-term headwind for the stock. JPMorgan lowers PT to $25
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays downgraded APA to an Underweight/“downgrade,” which increases sell-side pressure and may keep the stock capped until clearer operational/commodity signals emerge. Barclays downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks moved the stock from Hold to Strong Sell even while nudging some short-term EPS estimates; the retained negative rating undercuts the constructive EPS revisions. Zacks rating change

About APA

APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA) is an independent exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of oil and natural gas resources. The company operates through three core regions: the United States, Egypt and the North Sea. Through its integrated approach, APA combines geological and geophysical expertise with technical innovation to identify and develop hydrocarbons in both onshore and offshore settings.

In the United States, APA’s largest position is in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, where it holds substantial acreage dedicated to oil-focused drilling and production.