Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Buys Shares of 22,600 APA Corporation $APA

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 22,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $549,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in APA. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in APA by 157.1% in 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 during the period. Evergreen Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in APA by 7,627.3% in the third quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 1,013,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,608,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000,400 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in APA by 160.5% during 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. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in APA by 43.3% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,668,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,092,000 after purchasing an additional 806,252 shares during the period. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its position in APA by 528.8% in the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 681,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,466,000 after purchasing an additional 573,193 shares in the last quarter. 83.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

APA Stock Performance

Shares of APA stock opened at $25.80 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $25.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.78. APA Corporation has a 1 year low of $13.58 and a 1 year high of $27.72. The firm has a market cap of $9.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.20, a PEG ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 0.74.

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

APA Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of APA from $23.00 to $21.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of APA from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of APA from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on APA from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Stephens lifted their price target on APA from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $26.30.

Key Stories Impacting 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

APA Profile

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.