Benzinga · Aug 20, 2026
Citigroup Maintains Neutral on APA, Raises Price Target to $44
Citigroup analyst Scott Gruber maintains APA (NASDAQ:APA) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $38 to $44.
AP
NYSE · APA
APA Corporation
Energy · Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
$42.96
Down-$0.43 (-0.99%)
Updated Aug 25, 2026, 12:31 PM
SID Score
8.1/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
60/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 10.77B
- P/E ratio
- 7.52
- Dividend yield
- 2.33%
- 52-week range
- $23.25 – $45.66
- Volume
- 6.21M
- Avg. volume
- 6.15M
Price performance
APA price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
APA closed at $42.96 after 21 trading sessions, up 23.66% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $42.96
- Period change
- +23.66%
- Period low
- $34.66
- Period high
- $44.39
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | $42.93 | $43.466 | $41.80 | $42.96 | 6.21M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $44.52 | $44.835 | $43.38 | $43.39 | 6.58M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $44.76 | $45.05 | $44.20 | $44.39 | 6.28M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $42.86 | $45.00 | $42.85 | $43.45 | 8.74M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $42.02 | $42.39 | $41.10 | $42.365 | 5.91M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $40.54 | $41.60 | $40.414 | $41.58 | 4.94M |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $40.50 | $41.00 | $40.0504 | $40.47 | 3.96M |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $39.40 | $40.07 | $39.08 | $40.00 | 4.16M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $40.11 | $40.506 | $39.77 | $39.97 | 6.66M |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $40.49 | $41.24 | $40.35 | $40.62 | 6.18M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $38.24 | $41.18 | $38.21 | $41.02 | 7.2M |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $35.985 | $37.90 | $35.69 | $37.63 | 5.65M |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $36.56 | $36.71 | $35.46 | $36.53 | 8.08M |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $35.85 | $35.95 | $34.535 | $34.66 | 5.39M |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $35.91 | $36.11 | $35.29 | $35.80 | 6.18M |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $36.50 | $37.42 | $36.12 | $36.87 | 4.98M |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $36.45 | $37.43 | $36.01 | $37.32 | 7.95M |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $36.18 | $36.425 | $35.60 | $36.33 | 5.44M |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $36.52 | $36.78 | $35.78 | $36.70 | 5.36M |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $34.62 | $35.35 | $34.12 | $34.93 | 5.97M |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $34.63 | $35.93 | $34.36 | $34.74 | 6.02M |
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APA research
Overview
Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
APA Corp is an independent exploration and production company. It develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The Company's business has oil and gas operations in three geographic areas: the United States (U.S.), Egypt, and offshore the U.K. in the North Sea (North Sea). APA also has active development, exploration, and appraisal operations ongoing in Suriname, as well as exploration interests in Uruguay, Alaska, and other international locations.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Hold
- Average target
- $25.83
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 35
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | Citigroup | Neutral | — |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Argus Research | Buy | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Benchmark | Buy | — |
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