APA Corporation (APA) is up 4.8% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement. ([benzinga.com](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/26/10/62255036/stock-market-today-sp-500-slips-oil-rallies-yields?utm_source=openai))
Analysis: The most likely driver is a combination of stronger crude prices and APA’s recently released third-quarter supplemental data, which pointed to solid realized oil prices, a meaningful trading gain, and ongoing share repurchases. This could also reflect investors reacting to a more supportive setup for cash flow across oil producers when commodity prices move higher. ([benzinga.com](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/26/10/62255036/stock-market-today-sp-500-slips-oil-rallies-yields?utm_source=openai))
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Sources:
APA Corporation, SEC, Yahoo Finance, Benzinga
Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.
$APA Insider Trading Activity
$APA insiders have traded $APA stock on the open market 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $APA stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- MARK D MADDOX (Executive VP - Administration) sold 9,800 shares for an estimated $392,392
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$APA Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 433 institutional investors add shares of $APA stock to their portfolio, and 371 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 13,296,552 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $433,068,698
- FMR LLC removed 2,942,653 shares (-23.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $95,842,208
- QUBE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LTD added 2,783,416 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $90,655,859
- GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added 2,343,971 shares (+22.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $76,343,135
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 2,241,393 shares (+6.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $73,002,170
- FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP removed 2,233,529 shares (-53.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $72,746,039
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC removed 2,059,922 shares (-22.5%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $67,091,659
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
$APA Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $APA in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Roth Capital issued a "Buy" rating on 06/22/2026
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $APA, check out Quiver Quantitative's $APA forecast page.
$APA Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $APA recently. We have seen 7 analysts offer price targets for $APA in the last 6 months, with a median target of $41.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Devin McDermott from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $41.0 on 06/29/2026
- Leo Mariani from Roth Capital set a target price of $38.0 on 06/22/2026
- William Janela from Mizuho set a target price of $36.0 on 05/27/2026
- John Freeman from Raymond James set a target price of $57.0 on 05/26/2026
- Betty Jiang from Barclays set a target price of $41.0 on 05/26/2026
- Scott Gruber from Citigroup set a target price of $44.0 on 05/20/2026
- Bob Brackett from Bernstein set a target price of $40.0 on 05/11/2026
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