Price: $101.77
APA - Bullish
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for APA is bullish due to very attractive financial metrics and very strong earnings performance. The rating also reflects bearish price/volume activity and negative expert opinions. APA's earnings performance is very strong as a result of a relatively low projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
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APA Apache Corp
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Financial Metrics
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
Very Bullish
APA's financial metrics are excellent. The company does not hold much long term debt relative to its industry group and may be undervalued. The rank is based on a low long term debt to equity ratio relative to its industry group, low price to book value, high return on equity and low price to sales ratio.
Return on Equity
Business Value
Valuation
Ratio Price/Book Price/Sales TTM 1.41 2.32
Returns
Ratio Return on Invest Return on Equity TTM 13.8% 18.4%
Earnings Performance
Earnings Growth
Very Bullish
APA's earnings performance has been very strong. The company is priced relatively low compared to next year's projected EPS and has a stable 5 year earnings trend. The rank is based on an upward trend in earnings this year, a relatively low projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Surprise
Earnings Trend
Earnings Consistency
EPS Estimates
Factor Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor 3-5 year EPS Actual EPS Prev $2.91 $11.74 Actual EPS Growth 18.82% EST EPS Current $3.02 $12.46 Est EPS Growth 6.42% Change +0.11 +0.72 Change -12.40
EPS Surprise
Estimate Latest Qtr 1 Qtr Ago 2 Qtr Ago 3 Qtr Ago $2.87 $2.82 $3.09 $2.61 Actual $2.94 $2.95 $3.22 $2.87 Difference $0.07 $0.13 $0.13 $0.26 % Difference 2.44 4.61 4.21 9.96
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Bearish
Price and volume activity for APA is bearish. APA has a declining price trend and has underperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks. The rank for APA is based on a negative Chaikin price trend.
Price Trend
Volume Trend
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Price Activity
Factor 52 Week High 52 Week Low % Change YTD Rel S&P 500 Value 133.37 76.50 7.76%
Price Activity
Factor % Change Price - 4 Weeks % Change Price - 24 Weeks % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P % Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P Value -7.42% 18.01% -9.65% -1.60%
Volume Activity
Factor Average Volume 20 Days Average Volume 90 Days Chaikin Money Flow Persistency Value 2,666,578 2,955,751 58%
Expert Opinions
Expert Opinions
Bearish
Expert opinions about APA are negative. Analysts's opinions on APA have been more negative recently and analysts are lowering their EPS estimates for APA. The rank for APA is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward, a low short interest ratio and pessimistic analyst opinions.
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Insider Activity
Analyst Opinions
Analyst Recommendations
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week Change Mean 5 Weeks Ago Value Strong Buy Strong Buy 0.00 Strong Buy
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News Headlines for APA Apache Completes Acquisition of 49-Percent Stake in Burrup Fertilisers Plant in Western Australia for $439 Million - Feb 1, 2012 Apache buying Cordillera Energy in $2.85B deal - Jan 23, 2012 Apache Completes Acquisition of ExxonMobil's Beryl Field, Other UK North Sea Assets - Jan 3, 2012 Apache to Buy 65% Interest in Burrup Fertilisers Plant in Western Australia, Sets Plans for New Technical Ammonium Nitrate Project - Dec 18, 2011 Circle Star Energy Announces All Stock Transactio ...
Company Details Apache Corp 2000 POST OAK BLVD STE 100 HOUSTON, TX 77056-4400 USA Phone: 7132966000 Fax: 713-296-6480 Website: http://http://www.apachecorp.com Full Time Employees: 5,299 Sector: Oils/Energy
Company Profile Apache Corporation is an independent energy company that explores for, develops and produces natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids. In North America, Apache's exploration and production interests are focused on the Gulf of Mexico, the Anadarko Basin, the Permian Basin, the Gulf Coast and the Western Sedimentary Basin of Canada. Outside of North America, Apache has exploration and production interests offshore Western Australia and in Egypt, and exploration interests in Poland and offshore The People's Republic of China.
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