What is the analyst consensus rating for APA?

The analyst consensus rating for APA is "Hold" based on 21 analyst recommendations.

What is the average price target for APA?

The average 12-month price target for APA is $32.75, representing a downside of 22.1% from the current price of $42.04.

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
Mar 30, 2026	Scott Gruber	Citi	Maintains	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 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%)
Feb 17, 2026	Mike Scialla	Stephens	Maintains	Hold	$23.00 → $24.00 +1.00 (4.3%)
Jan 26, 2026	Neal Dingmann	William Blair	Maintains	Buy	-
Jan 26, 2026	Roger Read	Wells Fargo	Maintains	Hold	$21.00
Jan 26, 2026	Scott Hanold	RBC Capital	Maintains	Hold	$25.00 → $26.00 +1.00 (4.0%)
Jan 25, 2026	Scott Hanold	RBC Capital	Maintains	Hold	$25.00 → $26.00 +1.00 (4.0%)
Jan 23, 2026	Devin McDermott	Morgan Stanley	Maintains	Sell	$23.00 → $21.00 -2.00 (-8.7%)
Jan 21, 2026	Paul Cheng	Scotiabank	Maintains	Hold	$26.00
Jan 21, 2026	Betty Jiang	Barclays	Downgrades	Sell	-
Jan 21, 2026	Phillip Jungwirth	BMO Capital	Maintains	Hold	$30.00
Jan 20, 2026	Betty Jiang	Barclays	Upgrades	Sell	$24.00
Jan 16, 2026	Kalei Akamine	BofA Securities	Reiterates	Sell	$23.00
Jan 5, 2026	Bob Brackett	Bernstein	Maintains	Hold	$26.00 → $25.00 -1.00 (-3.9%)

Scott Gruber

Citi

HoldMaintains

$25.00 → $45.00

Mar 30

Devin McDermott

Morgan Stanley

SellMaintains

$22.00 → $43.00

Mar 27

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

Mike Scialla

Stephens

HoldMaintains

$23.00 → $24.00

Feb 17

Neal Dingmann

William Blair

BuyMaintains

Jan 26

Roger Read

Wells Fargo

HoldMaintains

$21.00

Jan 26

Scott Hanold

RBC Capital

HoldMaintains

$25.00 → $26.00

Jan 26

Scott Hanold

RBC Capital

HoldMaintains

$25.00 → $26.00

Jan 25

Devin McDermott

Morgan Stanley

SellMaintains

$23.00 → $21.00

Jan 23

Paul Cheng

Scotiabank

HoldMaintains

$26.00

Jan 21

Betty Jiang

Barclays

SellDowngrades

Jan 21

Phillip Jungwirth

BMO Capital

HoldMaintains

$30.00

Jan 21

Betty Jiang

Barclays

SellUpgrades

$24.00

Jan 20

Kalei Akamine

BofA Securities

SellReiterates

$23.00

Jan 16

Bob Brackett

Bernstein

HoldMaintains

$26.00 → $25.00

Jan 5

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