JPMorgan Chase & Co. Issues Pessimistic Forecast for APA (NASDAQ:APA) Stock Price

APA (NASDAQ:APA) had its target price decreased by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $26.00 to $25.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target indicates a potential downside of 3.10% from the stock’s previous close.

APA has been the topic of several other reports. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of APA in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of APA from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Roth Mkm raised their target price 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. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $31.00 price target on shares of APA in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of APA from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, APA presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $26.30.

APA Stock Performance

Shares of APA stock opened at $25.80 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.20, a PEG ratio of 11.40 and a beta of 0.74. APA has a fifty-two week low of $13.58 and a fifty-two week high of $27.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.78. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $25.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.09.

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

Institutional Trading of APA

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in APA by 157.1% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,060,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,970,000 after buying an additional 1,869,891 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of APA by 13.6% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 14,030,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,657,000 after acquiring an additional 1,674,739 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in shares of APA by 29.6% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,462,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,349,000 after acquiring an additional 1,018,326 shares in the last quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of APA by 7,627.3% in the 3rd quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 1,013,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,608,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in APA by 160.5% in the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 336,277 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,165,000 after purchasing an additional 892,438 shares in the last quarter. 83.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

More APA News

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.