APA Corporation

Company Profile

APA Corporation had its IPO on 1979-05-15 under the ticker symbol APA.

The company operates in the Energy sector and Oil & Gas E&P industry. APA Corporation has a staff strength of 2,273 employees.

Stock update

Shares of APA Corporation opened at $43.55 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $43.46 - $44.3, and closed at $44.2.

This is a +3.05% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 2,881,956 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of APA Corporation have slipped by -1.95%.

APA Corporation's Key Ratios

APA Corporation has a market cap of $12.48 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 24.1348 and a price to sales ratio of 1.332.

In the last 12-months APA Corporation’s revenue was $10.96 billion with a gross profit of $7.64 billion and an EBITDA of $6.53 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures APA Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, APA Corporation’s operating margin was 47.08% while its return on assets stood at 24.39% with a return of equity of 60.93%.

In Q4, APA Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 28% while revenue growth was a positive 4%.

APA Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

4.1736

Trailing PE

3.6434

PEG

0.1699

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $11.02 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 4.1736 and a PEG multiple of 0.1699. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into APA Corporation’s profitability.

APA Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.8213 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 2.7868. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.332.

APA Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $0.75 per share, indicating a yield of 2.49% and a payout ratio of 9.69%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$13.15 billion

Total Liabilities

$2.00 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-1347000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$609 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

9.69%

APA Corporation ended 2024 with $13.15 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $13.15 billion while shareholder equity stood at $907.00 million.

APA Corporation ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $2.00 million in other current liabilities, 312000000.00 in common stock, $-5054000000.00 in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $245.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $245.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $2,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $5.45 billion.

APA Corporation’s total current assets stands at $245.00 million while long-term investments were $624.00 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $1.47 billion compared to accounts payable of $771.00 million and inventory worth $427.00 million.

In 2024, APA Corporation's operating cash flow was $-1347000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $609 million.

Comparatively, APA Corporation paid $0.10 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$44.2

52-Week High

$51.1708

52-Week Low

$29.8042

Analyst Target Price

$52.27

APA Corporation stock is currently trading at $44.2 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $51.1708 and a 52-week low of $51.1708. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $52.27.

Its 50-day moving average was $40.96 and 200-day moving average was $39.02 The short ratio stood at 1.98 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 43.6% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8202.8% are held by institutions.