What is the analyst consensus rating for APA?

The analyst consensus rating for APA is "Hold" based on 25 analyst recommendations.

What is the average price target for APA?

The average 12-month price target for APA is $41.30, representing an upside of 13.4% from the current price of $36.42.

What do analyst ratings mean?

Analyst ratings indicate investment recommendations: Strong Buy and Buy are bullish signals suggesting the stock may outperform. Hold means the stock is fairly valued. Sell and Strong Sell are bearish signals suggesting potential underperformance. These ratings are based on fundamental analysis and valuation models.

What is a price target?

A price target is an analyst's projection of a stock's fair value over a specific timeframe, typically 12 months. Analysts use fundamental analysis, financial modeling, and industry comparisons to estimate where the stock should trade. Price targets can range from low (conservative) to high (optimistic) estimates.

APA Corporation (APA) Forecast: Analyst Ratings & Targets

Latest APA Analyst Ratings & Recommendations

Recent analyst recommendations with rating changes and price target updates (last 90 days)

Date	Analyst	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
Jul 14, 2026	Arun Jayaram	JP Morgan	Maintains	Hold	$36.00
Jul 13, 2026	John Freeman	Raymond James	Maintains	Buy	$57.00 → $50.00 -7.00 (-12.3%)
Jul 10, 2026	Neal Dingmann	William Blair	Maintains	Buy	-
Jul 10, 2026	Gabriel Daoud	Truist	Maintains	Hold	$39.00 → $38.00 -1.00 (-2.6%)
Jul 10, 2026	Phillip Jungwirth	BMO Capital	Maintains	Hold	$45.00
Jul 10, 2026	Scott Hanold	RBC Capital	Maintains	Hold	$45.00
Jul 7, 2026	Betty Jiang	Barclays	Maintains	Hold	$41.00
Jun 30, 2026	Neil Mehta	Goldman Sachs	Maintains	Sell	$34.00 → $32.00 -2.00 (-5.9%)
Jun 29, 2026	Devin McDermott	Morgan Stanley	Maintains	Sell	$44.00 → $41.00 -3.00 (-6.8%)
Jun 23, 2026	Sam Margolin	Wells Fargo	Maintains	Hold	$50.00 → $39.00 -11.00 (-22.0%)
Jun 22, 2026	Leo Mariani	Roth MKM	Upgrades	Buy	$37.00 → $38.00 +1.00 (2.7%)
Jun 21, 2026	Leo Mariani	Roth MKM	Downgrades	Buy	$37.00 → $38.00 +1.00 (2.7%)
Jun 11, 2026	Gabriel Daoud	Truist	Maintains	Hold	-
Jun 10, 2026	Leo Mariani	Roth MKM	Reiterates	Hold	$37.00
Jun 8, 2026	Bill Selesky	Argus Research	Maintains	Hold	-
May 27, 2026	William Janela	Mizuho	Maintains	Sell	$32.00 → $36.00 +4.00 (12.5%)
May 26, 2026	Betty Jiang	Barclays	Reiterates	Hold	$35.00 → $41.00 +6.00 (17.1%)
May 26, 2026	John Freeman	Raymond James	Maintains	Buy	$45.00 → $57.00 +12.00 (26.7%)
May 22, 2026	Devin McDermott	Morgan Stanley	Maintains	Sell	$43.00 → $44.00 +1.00 (2.3%)
May 21, 2026	Google Oil and Gas Exploration and Production	TipRanks - Google	Reiterates	Buy	$40.00 → $46.00 +6.00 (15.0%)
May 21, 2026	PerPlexity Oil and Gas Exploration and Production	TipRanks - PerPlexity	Reiterates	Buy	$40.00 → $46.00 +6.00 (15.0%)
May 21, 2026	Anthropic Oil and Gas Exploration and Production	TipRanks - Anthropic	Reiterates	Hold	$36.00 → $42.00 +6.00 (16.7%)
May 21, 2026	DeepSeek Oil and Gas Exploration and Production	TipRanks - DeepSeek	Reiterates	Buy	$40.00 → $46.00 +6.00 (15.0%)
May 21, 2026	xAi Oil and Gas Exploration and Production	TipRanks - xAI	Reiterates	Buy	$41.00 → $47.00 +6.00 (14.6%)
May 21, 2026	OpenAI Oil and Gas Exploration and Production	TipRanks - OpenAI	Reiterates	Buy	$39.00 → $45.00 +6.00 (15.4%)
May 20, 2026	Scott Gruber	Citi	Reiterates	Hold	$44.00
May 15, 2026	Scott Hanold	RBC Capital	Maintains	Hold	$45.00
May 11, 2026	Bob Brackett	Bernstein	Maintains	Hold	$37.00 → $40.00 +3.00 (8.1%)
May 7, 2026	Betty Zhang	Scotiabank	Maintains	Hold	$36.00
May 7, 2026	Neal Dingmann	William Blair	Maintains	Buy	-
May 7, 2026	Chris Baker	Evercore ISI Group	Maintains	Hold	$25.00 → $40.00 +15.00 (60.0%)
May 6, 2026	Neil Mehta	Goldman Sachs	Maintains	Sell	$31.00
May 6, 2026	Doug Leggate	Wolfe Research	Maintains	Buy	$46.00 → $47.00 +1.00 (2.2%)
Apr 27, 2026	Kalei Akamine	BofA Securities	Maintains	Sell	$27.00 → $30.00 +3.00 (11.1%)

Arun Jayaram

JP Morgan

HoldMaintains

$36.00

Jul 14

John Freeman

Raymond James

BuyMaintains

$57.00 → $50.00

Jul 13

Neal Dingmann

William Blair

BuyMaintains

Jul 10

Gabriel Daoud

Truist

HoldMaintains

$39.00 → $38.00

Jul 10

Phillip Jungwirth

BMO Capital

HoldMaintains

$45.00

Jul 10

Scott Hanold

RBC Capital

HoldMaintains

$45.00

Jul 10

Betty Jiang

Barclays

HoldMaintains

$41.00

Jul 7

Neil Mehta

Goldman Sachs

SellMaintains

$34.00 → $32.00

Jun 30

Devin McDermott

Morgan Stanley

SellMaintains

$44.00 → $41.00

Jun 29

Sam Margolin

Wells Fargo

HoldMaintains

$50.00 → $39.00

Jun 23

Leo Mariani

Roth MKM

BuyUpgrades

$37.00 → $38.00

Jun 22

Leo Mariani

Roth MKM

BuyDowngrades

$37.00 → $38.00

Jun 21

Gabriel Daoud

Truist

HoldMaintains

Jun 11

Leo Mariani

Roth MKM

HoldReiterates

$37.00

Jun 10

Bill Selesky

Argus Research

HoldMaintains

Jun 8

William Janela

Mizuho

SellMaintains

$32.00 → $36.00

May 27

Betty Jiang

Barclays

HoldReiterates

$35.00 → $41.00

May 26

John Freeman

Raymond James

BuyMaintains

$45.00 → $57.00

May 26

Devin McDermott

Morgan Stanley

SellMaintains

$43.00 → $44.00

May 22

Google Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

TipRanks - Google

BuyReiterates

$40.00 → $46.00

May 21

PerPlexity Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

TipRanks - PerPlexity

BuyReiterates

$40.00 → $46.00

May 21

Anthropic Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

TipRanks - Anthropic

HoldReiterates

$36.00 → $42.00

May 21

DeepSeek Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

TipRanks - DeepSeek

BuyReiterates

$40.00 → $46.00

May 21

xAi Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

TipRanks - xAI

BuyReiterates

$41.00 → $47.00

May 21

OpenAI Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

TipRanks - OpenAI

BuyReiterates

$39.00 → $45.00

May 21

Scott Gruber

Citi

HoldReiterates

$44.00

May 20

Scott Hanold

RBC Capital

HoldMaintains

$45.00

May 15

Bob Brackett

Bernstein

HoldMaintains

$37.00 → $40.00

May 11

Betty Zhang

Scotiabank

HoldMaintains

$36.00

May 7

Neal Dingmann

William Blair

BuyMaintains

May 7

Chris Baker

Evercore ISI Group

HoldMaintains

$25.00 → $40.00

May 7

Neil Mehta

Goldman Sachs

SellMaintains

$31.00

May 6

Doug Leggate

Wolfe Research

BuyMaintains

$46.00 → $47.00

May 6

Kalei Akamine

BofA Securities

SellMaintains

$27.00 → $30.00

Apr 27

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