Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. APA Corporation shares valued at $1,368,615 were purchased by Joung Chansoo on Apr 03 ’25. At $18.25 per share, Joung Chansoo acquired 75,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 140,285 shares worth approximately $2.5 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Ellis Juliet S purchased 4,391 shares, netting a total of over 100,027 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $22.78 each, the insider now holds 12,436 shares.
Before that, LANNIE P ANTHONY had added 89,501 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,145,212, the Former Officer bought APA Corporation shares for $23.97 each.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on March 10, 2025, APA Corporation [APA] has been rated down from a Strong buy to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $32 from $45. Analysts at Wells Fargo downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. Earlier on June 14, 2024, Evercore ISI downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an In-line” for APA stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing APA Stock Performance
On last trading session,, APA Corporation [NASDAQ: APA] plunged -2.09% to $17.8. The stock’s lowest price that day was $17.735, but it reached a high of $18.1956 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -14.34%. Over the course of the year, APA Corporation shares have dropped approximately -36.63%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $25.83 on 01/16/25 and a 52-week low of $13.58 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for APA Corporation (APA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 17.62, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 17.45. In the upper region, resistance lies at 18.09. The next price resistance is at 18.37. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 43.93 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is APA Corporation subject to short interest?
Stocks of APA Corporation saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 1.14 million shares to 37.89 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 36.75 million shares. A jump of 3.02% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.99 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.99.
Which companies own the most shares of APA Corporation (APA)?
In terms of APA Corporation share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 23 in the next 12 months, up nearly 26.51% from the previous closing price of $18.18. Analysts anticipate APA Corporation stock to reach 30 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 20. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked APA Corporation stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 24, 2024, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $55.
