What is the analyst consensus rating for APA?

The analyst consensus rating for APA is "Hold" based on 26 analyst recommendations.

What is the average price target for APA?

The average 12-month price target for APA is $39.52, representing an upside of 0.5% from the current price of $39.32.

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
Apr 22, 2026	Paul Cheng	Scotiabank	Maintains	Hold	$26.00 → $36.00 +10.00 (38.5%)
Apr 20, 2026	Gabe Daoud	Truist	Maintains	Hold	$38.00 → $39.00 +1.00 (2.6%)
Apr 17, 2026	Josh Silverstein	UBS	Maintains	Hold	$44.00 → $45.00 +1.00 (2.3%)
Apr 9, 2026	Sam Margolin	Wells Fargo	Maintains	Hold	$21.00 → $39.00 +18.00 (85.7%)
Apr 7, 2026	Phillip Jungwirth	BMO Capital	Maintains	Hold	$35.00 → $47.00 +12.00 (34.3%)
Mar 31, 2026	Google Oil and Gas Exploration and Production	TipRanks - Google	Reiterates	Buy	$52.00
Mar 31, 2026	PerPlexity Oil and Gas Exploration and Production	TipRanks - PerPlexity	Reiterates	Buy	$52.00
Mar 31, 2026	Anthropic Oil and Gas Exploration and Production	TipRanks - Anthropic	Reiterates	Hold	$47.00
Mar 31, 2026	DeepSeek Oil and Gas Exploration and Production	TipRanks - DeepSeek	Reiterates	Buy	$51.00
Mar 31, 2026	xAi Oil and Gas Exploration and Production	TipRanks - xAI	Reiterates	Buy	$50.00
Mar 31, 2026	OpenAI Oil and Gas Exploration and Production	TipRanks - OpenAI	Reiterates	Buy	$49.00
Mar 30, 2026	Scott Gruber	Citi	Maintains	Hold	$25.00 → $45.00 +20.00 (80.0%)
Mar 27, 2026	Scott Gruber	Citi	Initiates Coverage	Hold	$25.00 → $45.00 +20.00 (80.0%)
Mar 27, 2026	Devin McDermott	Morgan Stanley	Maintains	Sell	$22.00 → $43.00 +21.00 (95.5%)
Mar 25, 2026	Arun Jayaram	JP Morgan	Maintains	Hold	$38.00
Mar 24, 2026	Leo Mariani	Roth MKM	Initiates Coverage	Hold	$27.00
Mar 24, 2026	Gabe Daoud	Truist	Initiates	Hold	$38.00
Mar 23, 2026	Betty Jiang	Barclays	Upgrades	Hold	$28.00 → $35.00 +7.00 (25.0%)
Mar 20, 2026	Bob Brackett	Bernstein	Maintains	Hold	$25.00 → $37.00 +12.00 (48.0%)
Mar 19, 2026	Josh Silverstein	UBS	Maintains	Hold	$36.00 → $44.00 +8.00 (22.2%)
Mar 17, 2026	William Janela	Mizuho	Maintains	Sell	$24.00 → $29.00 +5.00 (20.8%)
Mar 16, 2026	Betty Jiang	Barclays	Maintains	Sell	$24.00 → $28.00 +4.00 (16.7%)
Mar 16, 2026	Kalei Akamine	BofA Securities	Maintains	Sell	$23.00 → $27.00 +4.00 (17.4%)
Mar 12, 2026	Mark Lear	Piper Sandler	Maintains	Hold	$30.00 → $37.00 +7.00 (23.3%)
Mar 11, 2026	Neil Mehta	Goldman Sachs	Maintains	Strong Sell	$23.00 → $29.00 +6.00 (26.1%)
Mar 5, 2026	Subash Chandra	Benchmark Co.	Initiates Coverage	Buy	$33.00 → $40.00 +7.00 (21.2%)
Mar 5, 2026	Subash Chandra	Benchmark	Maintains	Strong Buy	$33.00 → $40.00 +7.00 (21.2%)
Mar 5, 2026	Mark Lear	Piper Sandler	Maintains	Hold	$23.00 → $30.00 +7.00 (30.4%)
Mar 5, 2026	Josh Silverstein	UBS	Maintains	Hold	$34.00 → $36.00 +2.00 (5.9%)
Mar 5, 2026	Scott Hanold	RBC Capital	Maintains	Hold	$26.00 → $29.00 +3.00 (11.5%)
Mar 4, 2026	Betty Jiang	Barclays	Maintains	Sell	$24.00
Mar 4, 2026	Scott Hanold	RBC Capital	Maintains	Hold	$26.00 → $29.00 +3.00 (11.5%)
Mar 3, 2026	Arun Jayaram	JP Morgan	Maintains	Hold	$26.00 → $29.00 +3.00 (11.5%)
Feb 27, 2026	Leo Mariani	Roth MKM	Maintains	Hold	$27.00
Feb 27, 2026	Devin McDermott	Morgan Stanley	Maintains	Sell	$21.00 → $22.00 +1.00 (4.8%)
Feb 26, 2026	Paul Cheng	Scotiabank	Maintains	Hold	$26.00
Feb 26, 2026	Neal Dingmann	William Blair	Maintains	Buy	-
Feb 26, 2026	William Janela	Mizuho	Maintains	Sell	$22.00 → $24.00 +2.00 (9.1%)
Feb 26, 2026	Stephen Richardson	Evercore ISI Group	Maintains	Hold	$21.00 → $25.00 +4.00 (19.1%)

Paul Cheng

Scotiabank

HoldMaintains

$26.00 → $36.00

Apr 22

Gabe Daoud

Truist

HoldMaintains

$38.00 → $39.00

Apr 20

Josh Silverstein

UBS

HoldMaintains

$44.00 → $45.00

Apr 17

Sam Margolin

Wells Fargo

HoldMaintains

$21.00 → $39.00

Apr 9

Phillip Jungwirth

BMO Capital

HoldMaintains

$35.00 → $47.00

Apr 7

Google Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

TipRanks - Google

BuyReiterates

$52.00

Mar 31

PerPlexity Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

TipRanks - PerPlexity

BuyReiterates

$52.00

Mar 31

Anthropic Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

TipRanks - Anthropic

HoldReiterates

$47.00

Mar 31

DeepSeek Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

TipRanks - DeepSeek

BuyReiterates

$51.00

Mar 31

xAi Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

TipRanks - xAI

BuyReiterates

$50.00

Mar 31

OpenAI Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

TipRanks - OpenAI

BuyReiterates

$49.00

Mar 31

Scott Gruber

Citi

HoldMaintains

$25.00 → $45.00

Mar 30

Scott Gruber

Citi

HoldInitiates Coverage

$25.00 → $45.00

Mar 27

Devin McDermott

Morgan Stanley

SellMaintains

$22.00 → $43.00

Mar 27

Arun Jayaram

JP Morgan

HoldMaintains

$38.00

Mar 25

Leo Mariani

Roth MKM

HoldInitiates Coverage

$27.00

Mar 24

Gabe Daoud

Truist

HoldInitiates

$38.00

Mar 24

Betty Jiang

Barclays

HoldUpgrades

$28.00 → $35.00

Mar 23

Bob Brackett

Bernstein

HoldMaintains

$25.00 → $37.00

Mar 20

Josh Silverstein

UBS

HoldMaintains

$36.00 → $44.00

Mar 19

William Janela

Mizuho

SellMaintains

$24.00 → $29.00

Mar 17

Betty Jiang

Barclays

SellMaintains

$24.00 → $28.00

Mar 16

Kalei Akamine

BofA Securities

SellMaintains

$23.00 → $27.00

Mar 16

Mark Lear

Piper Sandler

HoldMaintains

$30.00 → $37.00

Mar 12

Neil Mehta

Goldman Sachs

Strong SellMaintains

$23.00 → $29.00

Mar 11

Subash Chandra

Benchmark Co.

BuyInitiates Coverage

$33.00 → $40.00

Mar 5

Subash Chandra

Benchmark

Strong BuyMaintains

$33.00 → $40.00

Mar 5

Mark Lear

Piper Sandler

HoldMaintains

$23.00 → $30.00

Mar 5

Josh Silverstein

UBS

HoldMaintains

$34.00 → $36.00

Mar 5

Scott Hanold

RBC Capital

HoldMaintains

$26.00 → $29.00

Mar 5

Betty Jiang

Barclays

SellMaintains

$24.00

Mar 4

Scott Hanold

RBC Capital

HoldMaintains

$26.00 → $29.00

Mar 4

Arun Jayaram

JP Morgan

HoldMaintains

$26.00 → $29.00

Mar 3

Leo Mariani

Roth MKM

HoldMaintains

$27.00

Feb 27

Devin McDermott

Morgan Stanley

SellMaintains

$21.00 → $22.00

Feb 27

Paul Cheng

Scotiabank

HoldMaintains

$26.00

Feb 26

Neal Dingmann

William Blair

BuyMaintains

Feb 26

William Janela

Mizuho

SellMaintains

$22.00 → $24.00

Feb 26

Stephen Richardson

Evercore ISI Group

HoldMaintains

$21.00 → $25.00

Feb 26

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