APA Corporation (APA)
Energy · Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Data as of 2026-10-22
Bottom line
APA is trading near its usual valuation, near its historical resistance zone, and recent volume shows no clear direction. The picture is mixed, so it may be worth watching rather than acting on. Past patterns are not a guarantee of future results.
Valuation — Near its usual asset-based value (Yellow)
APA is in a cyclical industry, where earnings swing with the economy, so we compare its price-to-book of 2.5× with its own typical level (2.9×). Its current multiple sits around the 100th percentile of its own last five years — near the top of its own range.
Quality check: debt-to-equity of 0.6× runs well above the 0.3× median of the peers we track — leverage cuts both ways across a cycle.
Price zones — Near its historical resistance zone (Red)
At $49.44, the stock is close to the upper end of its recent range. Over the past year APA has traded between $21.63 and $50.50; its historical support zone sits near $44.40 and resistance near $50.50. It is above both its 50- and 200-day averages, which has historically signalled an uptrend.
52-week range $21.63–$50.50 · 50-day average $44.40 · 200-day average $36.93
Money flow — No clear direction (Yellow)
Buying and selling volume in APA have been fairly balanced recently, with no strong accumulation or distribution pattern. Volume on up days has been about 0.9× volume on down days over the last 30 sessions.
Dividends & company facts
APA paid $1.00 a share in dividends over the past year — 2.0% of today's price — and raised it 2 times in the last five years. It also bought back shares: $280 million in fiscal 2025, about 1.6% of its market value.
- Dividend yield (12 months)
- 2.02%
- Paid over 12 months
- $1.00 a share
- Payout ratio
- 21.2%
- Buybacks
- 1.61% (fiscal 2025)
- Shares, past year
- -2.2%
- Revenue, 12 months
- $8.8B
- Profit, 12 months
- $1.7B
- Employees
- 1,791
- CEO
- John J. Christmann
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Listed since
- 1979 · NASDAQ
About the company
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.
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一句话结论
APA 估值接近其惯常水平，接近其历史阻力区，近期成交量没有明确方向。整体情况好坏参半，也许更适合先观察，而不是急于行动。过去的形态并不能保证未来的结果。
估值 — 接近其惯常的资产估值水平
APA 所在的行业具有周期性，盈利会随经济起伏，因此我们把它 2.5× 的市净率与其自身惯常的水平（2.9×）作比较。它当前的估值倍数大约位于自身过去五年分布的第 100 百分位——接近自身区间的顶部。
质量核对：0.6×的债务股本比明显高于我们追踪的同行 0.3×的中位数——在周期中，杠杆是双刃剑。
价格区间 — 接近其历史阻力区
目前价格为 $49.44，接近其近期区间的上沿。过去一年 APA 的价格在 $21.63 到 $50.50 之间波动；其历史支撑区在 $44.40 附近，阻力区在 $50.50 附近。它同时位于 50 日和 200 日均线上方，这在历史上通常对应上升趋势。
资金流向 — 方向不明确
APA 近期的买卖成交量大致均衡，没有明显的吸筹或派发形态。过去 30 个交易日，上涨日的成交量约为下跌日的 0.9×。
股息与公司概况
APA 过去一年每股派息 1.00 美元，相当于当前股价的 2.0%，过去五年上调过 2 次。它也回购了股票：2025 财年回购 2.8亿美元，约占市值的 1.6%。
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