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Is APA Corporation (APA) a buy or sell?
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Decision snapshot
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What is the conclusion?
Right now our advanced algorithms say:
$1 invested is now $1.15 or 15.42%
(In 16 weeks 2 days 21 hours 56 minutes and 6 seconds .)
Do analysts agree?
We compare consensus targets with today's price.
Consensus target for APA Corporation is $27.75, which is $0.0900 (0.32%) below the current price today's price.
Low target: $21.00 | High target: $40.00
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Company snapshot
A quick overview of the business and its public profile.
APA Corporation through its subsidiaries explores for develops and produces oil and gas properties It has operations in the United States Egypt and the United Kingdom as well as has exploration activities offshore Suriname The company also operates gathering processing and transmission assets in West Texas as well as holds ownership in four PermiantoGulf Coast pipelines APA Corporation was founded in 1954 and is based in Houston Texas
Website: https://apacorp.com
Rates and inflation backdrop
US inflation for January 2026 was 0.17%. Over the last 12 months, inflation is 2.83%. The 10-year yield is 4.04 and is down -0.110 over the last 30 days.
Inflation sensitivity
Debt ratio: 0.26. Cash flow to debt ratio: 1.04. Net profit margin: 15.65%. Inflation risk score: low (0.25/1).
Dividend history check
Yes, APA Corporation pays dividends. Last payment was 2026-02-23 for holders on 2026-01-22. Over 176 payments between 1982 and 2026, total $22.38 with an average of $0.127 per share. Last dividend was $0.250.
Trading liquidity
Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for APA Corporation is $163M. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.
10-year return check
On APA Corporation, 2016-02-26 had a stock price of $39.47. If you invested back then, your return now would be a loss of $11.63 per share or 29.47%.
Why this answer
We combine price momentum, volatility, and trend signals to simplify the decision to one word.
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Targets and sentiment are checked against the live quote.
We keep the output simple: buy, sell, or hold.
Analyst consensus
How Wall Street targets compare to today's price.