APA Corporation is an independent energy company. The Company owns subsidiaries that explore for and produce oil and natural gas in the United States, Egypt, and the United Kingdom, and that explore for oil and natural gas offshore Suriname. The Company’s upstream business has oil and gas operations in three geographic areas: the United States, Egypt and offshore the United Kingdom in the North Sea (North Sea). It also has active exploration and appraisal operations ongoing in Suriname, as well as interests in Uruguay and other international locations. It maintains a diversified asset portfolio, including conventional and unconventional, onshore and offshore, oil and natural gas exploration and production interests. In the United States, operations are primarily focused on the Permian Basin of West Texas. The Company has conventional onshore assets in Egypt’s Western Desert, and offshore assets on the United Kingdom’s Continental Shelf.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 43.78%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PB is 1.87, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 373.79M shares, decreasing 2.46% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Bill Smead
Star Investor Bill Smead holds 9.52M shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.23.