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APA (APA): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Hold5 Buy8 Hold3 Sell
Ratings of 16 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 16 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $45.94, the highest $62.00, the lowest $39.00. The average is −6.5% from the last price of $49.15.
Analyst ratings 28
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $55.00 → $57.00+3.6% | Buy | +16.0% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $56.00 → $57.00+1.8% | Buy | +16.0% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $54.00 → $56.00+3.7% | Buy | +13.9% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionAnthropic Opus-4.5 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $51.00 → $54.00+5.9% | Buy | +9.9% | Upgrade | 17.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| AI Google Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $56.00 → $58.00+3.6% | Buy | +18.0% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $49.00 → $57.00+16.3% | Buy | +16.0% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| Betty Jiang★★★★★★★★★★#3670 · hits 49% · avg +3.3% | Barclays | $40.00 | Hold | −18.6% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 05:15 | +5.2% | ↗ |
| Devin McDermott★★★★★★★★★★#719 · hits 59% · avg +9.9% | Morgan Stanley | $43.00 → $41.00−4.7% | Sell | −16.6% | Assigned | 15.10.26on TipRanks 08:31 | −0.6%next day +5.2% | ↗ |
| William Janela★★★★★★★★★★#1847 · hits 50% · avg +9.5% | Mizuho Securities | $36.00 → $44.00+22.2% | Sell | −10.5% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 07:40 | −0.6%next day +5.2% | ↗ |
| Scott Hanold★★★★★★★★★★#206 · hits 65% · avg +17.9% | RBC Capital | $47.00 → $49.00+4.3% | Hold | −0.3% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 15 21:45 | −0.3%next day −0.6% | ↗ |
| Mark Lear★★★★★★★★★★#1201 · hits 58% · avg +7.2% | Piper Sandler | $44.00 | Hold | −10.5% | Initiated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 15 04:00 | −0.3%next day −0.6% | ↗ |
| Noah Hungness★★★★★★★★★★#7672 · hits 43% · avg +0.4% | Bank of America Securities | $50.00 → $51.00+2.0% | Hold | +3.8% | Assigned | 14.10.26on TipRanks 06:55 | −0.3%next day −0.6% | ↗ |
| Josh Silverstein★★★★★★★★★★#630 · hits 61% · avg +10.8% | UBS | $47.00 → $52.00+10.6% | Hold | +5.8% | Assigned | 12.10.26on TipRanks 08:15 | +2.2%next day +2.5% | ↗ |
| Gabriel Daoud★★★★★★★★★★#12169 · hits 41% · avg −9.8% | Truist Financial | $44.00 → $45.00+2.3% | Hold | −8.4% | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks 07:50 | +2.2%next day +2.5% | ↗ |
| Lloyd Byrne★★★★★★★★★★#307 · hits 58% · avg +18.7% | Jefferies | $38.00 → $41.00+7.9% | Hold | −16.6% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks 13:06 | +2.2%next day +2.5% | ↗ |
| Arun Jayaram★★★★★★★★★★#1023 · hits 59% · avg +8.0% | J.P. Morgan | $41.00 → $46.00+12.2% | Hold | −6.4% | Reiterated | 08.10.26on TipRanks Oct 9 08:10 | +4.2%next day +0.3% · 5 days +4.1% | ↗ |
| Neil Mehta★★★★★★★★★★#490 · hits 63% · avg +11.2% | Goldman Sachs | $43.00 → $44.00+2.3% | Sell | −10.5% | Assigned | 30.09.26on TipRanks Oct 1 05:50 | −1.3%next day +4.2% · 5 days +3.6% | ↗ |
| Leo Mariani★★★★★★★★★★#39 · hits 70% · avg +27.8% | Roth MKM | $39.00 | Buy | −20.7% | Reiterated | 16.09.26on TipRanks 16:50 | +0.4%next day −1.4% · 5 days −4.8% | ↗ |
| Chris Baker★★★★★★★★★★#745 · hits 77% · avg +47.0% | Evercore ISI | $40.00 | Hold | −18.6% | Reiterated | 14.09.26on TipRanks 08:15 | +1.1%next day +5.7% · 5 days −4.6% | ↗ |
| David Deckelbaum★★★★★★★★★★#1693 · hits 49% · avg +10.0% | TD Cowen | $62.00 | Buy | +26.1% | Initiated | 10.09.26on TipRanks Sep 9 17:35 | −0.1%next day −0.4% · 5 days +1.5% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Seaport Global | — | Hold | — | Initiated | 02.09.26on TipRanks Sep 6 10:16 | +0.4%next day −2.2% · 5 days +0.6% | ↗ |
| John Freeman★★★★★★★★★★#38 · hits 68% · avg +30.1% | Raymond James | $50.00 → $54.00+8.0% | Buy | +9.9% | Reiterated | 02.09.26on TipRanks 08:45 | +0.4%next day −2.2% · 5 days +0.6% | ↗ |
| Scott Gruber★★★★★★★★★★#383 · hits 60% · avg +15.6% | Citi | $38.00 → $44.00+15.8% | Hold | −10.5% | Reiterated | 20.08.26on TipRanks 06:30 | +3.0%next day −2.7% · 5 days −5.6% | ↗ |
| Bill Selesky★★★★★★★★★★#1503 · hits 60% · avg +7.8% | Argus Research | $48.00 | Buy | −2.3% | Upgrade | 18.08.26on TipRanks Aug 19 07:50 | +2.6%next day +2.4% · 5 days −2.2% | ↗ |
| Charles Minervino★★★★★★★★★★#59 · hits 71% · avg +23.0% | Susquehanna | $45.00 → $47.00+4.4% | Buy | −4.4% | Assigned | 11.08.26on TipRanks 07:35 | −0.7%next day −1.9% · 5 days +4.7% | ↗ |
| Neal Dingmann★★★★★★★★★★#11544 · hits 41% · avg −2.5% | William Blair | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 06.08.26on TipRanks Aug 5 20:55 | +5.6%next day +2.4% · 5 days +8.3% | ↗ |
| Phillip Jungwirth★★★★★★★★★★#1299 · hits 52% · avg +8.6% | BMO Capital | $45.00 | Hold | −8.4% | Reiterated | 09.07.26on TipRanks Jul 10 08:45 | −5.9%next day 0.0% · 5 days +3.1% | ↗ |
| Bob Brackett★★★★★★★★★★#584 · hits 63% · avg +17.6% | Bernstein | $37.00 → $40.00+8.1% | Hold | −18.6% | Reiterated | 11.05.26on TipRanks 07:50 | +3.0%next day +1.2% · 5 days +9.5% | ↗ |
| Betty Zhang★★★★★★★★★★#2397 · hits 72% · avg +18.6% | Scotiabank | $36.00 | Hold | −26.8% | Reiterated | 07.05.26on TipRanks 09:45 | −5.1%next day −2.7% · 5 days +0.1% | ↗ |
| Doug Leggate★★★★★★★★★★#810 · hits 57% · avg +10.1% | Wolfe Research | $46.00 → $47.00+2.2% | Buy | −4.4% | Reiterated | 06.05.26on TipRanks May 7 07:15 | −9.1%next day −5.1% · 5 days −4.6% | ↗ |
| Kalei Akamine★★★★★★★★★★#2813 · hits 56% · avg +6.3% | Bank of America Securities | $27.00 → $30.00+11.1% | Sell | −39.0% | Reiterated | 27.04.26on TipRanks 10:15 | +1.7%next day +1.1% · 5 days +8.9% | ↗ |
| Subash Chandra★★★★★★★★★★#1262 · hits 48% · avg +10.5% | Benchmark Co. | $33.00 → $40.00+21.2% | Buy | −18.6% | Assigned | 05.03.26on TipRanks 07:35 | +4.7%next day +2.2% · 5 days +6.0% | ↗ |
| Michael Scialla★★★★★★★★★★#10456 · hits 39% · avg −1.1% | Stephens | $24.00 | Hold | −51.2% | Assigned | 17.02.26on TipRanks 07:30 | −2.2%next day +4.1% · 5 days +4.0% | ↗ |
| Charles Meade★★★★★★★★★★#2614 · hits 51% · avg +15.4% | Johnson Rice | $35.00 → $40.00+14.3% | Buy | −18.6% | Upgrade | 04.12.25on TipRanks 17:45 | +1.3%next day −3.2% · 5 days −3.7% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering APA
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $45.81 at a price of $41.54 (+10.3%); now: $46.17 at $49.15 (−6.1%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Hold | 31 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Sell | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 04.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $1.55 (from $1.07 to $1.87). Last quarter: $1.89.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $2.4B (from $2.0B to $2.7B). Last quarter: $2.4B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Energy
About APA
- CEO: John J. Christmann
- Employees: 1,791
- 2000 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. S., Houston, TX, 77042-3643, US
- apacorp.com
APA Corporation operates in the upstream segment of the oil and natural gas industry, utilizing its various subsidiaries to explore for, develop, and produce hydrocarbon assets. The company maintains significant operational presences in the United States, Egypt, and the United Kingdom, while also conducting exploration activities offshore Suriname. Furthermore, APA Corporation manages critical gathering, processing, and transmission infrastructure within West Texas and holds ownership interests in four major pipelines connecting the Permian Basin to the Gulf Coast. Established in 1954, the company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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