Dockside LLC Makes New $2.95 Million Investment in APA Corporation $APA

Posted by Brian Himes on Jun 14th, 2026

Dockside LLC bought a new position in APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 120,426 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,946,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in APA by 9.2% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 15,321,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,786,000 after buying an additional 1,291,706 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in APA by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,710,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $359,807,000 after buying an additional 285,542 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its position in APA by 21.8% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 10,425,586 shares of the company’s stock worth $255,010,000 after buying an additional 1,864,900 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in APA by 76.9% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 7,171,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $175,426,000 after buying an additional 3,117,032 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its position in APA by 29.6% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,462,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,349,000 after buying an additional 1,018,326 shares during the period. 83.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on APA shares. Stephens increased their target price on APA from $43.00 to $47.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on APA from $21.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Barclays increased their target price on APA from $35.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Roth Mkm increased their target price on APA from $27.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on APA from $26.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, APA has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.04.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Mark D. Maddox sold 9,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.04, for a total transaction of $392,392.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 66,810 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,675,072.40. This trade represents a 12.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Matthew Regis Bob sold 23,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.23, for a total value of $833,290.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 6,634 shares in the company, valued at $240,349.82. This trade represents a 77.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.73% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

APA Price Performance

Shares of APA opened at $37.02 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.63 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.92. APA Corporation has a one year low of $17.74 and a one year high of $45.66. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $38.32 and its 200-day moving average is $32.04.

APA (NASDAQ:APA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $1.38 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $2.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.13 billion. APA had a return on equity of 20.70% and a net margin of 17.38%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down 11.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.06 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that APA Corporation will post 5.59 EPS for the current year.

APA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 22nd. APA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.31%.

APA Profile

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APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA) is an independent exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of oil and natural gas resources. The company operates through three core regions: the United States, Egypt and the North Sea. Through its integrated approach, APA combines geological and geophysical expertise with technical innovation to identify and develop hydrocarbons in both onshore and offshore settings.

In the United States, APA’s largest position is in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, where it holds substantial acreage dedicated to oil-focused drilling and production.