APA Corporation (APA) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $40.44, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (62.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
APA Corporation is an independent E&P company with oil and gas operations in the U.S. (62% of 2025 production, primarily Permian Basin), Egypt (31%, operated via PSC with EGPC), and the North Sea UK (7%, winding down). Revenue of $7.2 billion in 2025 production revenue; Suriname... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $40.44, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (62.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 52, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 77d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — APA Corporation
Latest news
- APA Corp (APA) Stock Up 4.3% but GF Value Says Overvalued -- GF Score: 64/100 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- APA Corporation and Occidental Petroleum Stocks Trade Up, What You Need To Know - StockStory — StockStory positive
- APA Corporation: No Hedges, No Limits--Perfectly Positioned To Benefit From Eleveted Oil Prices - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha positive
- 3 Reasons APA Has Explosive Upside Potential - StockStory — StockStory positive
- Earnings call transcript: APA Corp Q1 2026 results beat estimates, stock drops - Investing.com Australia — Investing.com Australia positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicUnited States62%10-K Item 1: 'United States| | 105.0 | | | 62 | %| | $| 3,819 | | | 781 | | | 74 | %'
- MEDIUMGeographicEgypt31%10-K Item 1: 'Egypt(1)| | 53.3 | | | 31 | %| | 2,637 | | | 176 | | | 17 | %'
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $40.44, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (62.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 52, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $41.25 (+2.0%), stop $38.05 (−6.3%), A.R:R -0.5:1. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $41.25 (+0.8% upside). Target $41.25 (+2.0%), stop $38.05 (−6.3%), A.R:R -0.5:1. Stop-loss: $38.05.
Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (62.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
APA Corporation trades at a P/E of 9.5 (forward 9.8). TrendMatrix value score: 8.0/10. Verdict: Hold.
33 analysts cover APA with a consensus score of 3.3/5. Average price target: $42.
What does APA Corporation do?APA Corporation is an independent E&P company with oil and gas operations in the U.S. (62% of 2025 production,...
APA Corporation is an independent E&P company with oil and gas operations in the U.S. (62% of 2025 production, primarily Permian Basin), Egypt (31%, operated via PSC with EGPC), and the North Sea UK (7%, winding down). Revenue of $7.2 billion in 2025 production revenue; Suriname development (GranMorgu) targeting first oil in 2028.