Apache Corp (APA)
Price: $101.77
Industry: Oil-Exploration & Production Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Mon Mar 26 12:22 EDT 2012 Power Gauge Rating
APA - Bullish TM
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.
News Sentiment Rating
No News Stories APA Apache Corp
N/A
News Sentiment :No News Story
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
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Neutral
Low Potential
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Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics Rating
Financial Metrics
Very Bullish
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
APA's financial metrics are excellent. The company does not hold much long term debt relative to its industry group and may be undervalued.
Price to Book Value
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
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities
Valuation
Returns
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
Current Ratio
0.97
Price/Book
1.41
Return on Invest
13.8%
LT Debt/Equity
0.24
Price/Sales
2.32
Return on Equity
18.4%
Earnings Performance
TTM
Earnings Performance Rating
Very Bullish
Earnings Growth
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.
Earnings Surprise
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.
Projected P/E Ratio
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth
Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth
EPS Estimates
12/07
12/08
12/09
12/10
12/11
9,977.86
12,389.75
8,614.83
12,092.00
16,888.00
20.38%
24.17%
-30.47%
40.36%
39.66%
$8.45
$2.11
$-0.87
$8.53
$11.74
9.46%
-75.03%
-141.23%
1,080.46%
37.63%
EPS Surprise
Factor
Actual EPS Prev
EST EPS Current
Change
$2.91
$3.02
+0.11
Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor
$11.74
$12.46
+0.72
Actual EPS Growth
Est EPS Growth
Change
18.82%
6.42%
-12.40
3-5 year EPS
EPS Quarterly Results Estimate
Actual
Difference
% Difference
Latest Qtr
$2.87
$2.94
$0.07
2.44
1 Qtr Ago
$2.82
$2.95
$0.13
4.61
2 Qtr Ago
$3.09
$3.22
$0.13
3 Qtr Ago
$2.61
$2.87
$0.26
FY
Qtr 1
Qtr 2
Qtr 3
Qtr 4
Total
12/09
$-5.25
$1.32
$1.31
$1.73
$-0.89
12/10
$2.09
$2.55
$2.14
$1.79
$8.57
4.21
12/11
$2.91
$3.23
$2.56
$3.05
$11.75
9.96
Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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Price Trend & Expert Opinions Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Bearish
Relative Strength vs Market
Price and volume activity for APA is bearish. APA has a declining price trend and has underperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks.
Chaikin Money Flow
Price Trend
The rank for APA is based on a negative Chaikin price trend.
Price Trend ROC
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index
Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether APA is performing better or worse than the market.
Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity
Price Activity
Factor
Value
Volume Activity
Factor
Value
Factor
Value
52 Week High
133.37
% Change Price - 4 Weeks
-7.42%
Average Volume 20 Days
2,666,578
52 Week Low
76.50
% Change Price - 24 Weeks
18.01%
Average Volume 90 Days
2,955,751
% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P
-9.65%
Chaikin Money Flow Persistency
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P
-1.60%
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500
7.76%
Expert Opinions
58%
Expert Opinions
Bearish
Earnings Estimate Revisions
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.
Short Interest
Insider Activity
The rank for APA is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward, a low short interest ratio and pessimistic analyst opinions.
Analyst Opinions
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Current Current Qtr Next Qtr
3.02 3.07 Current
Current FY
12.46
Analyst Recommendations
7 Days Ago % Change 3.00 3.08
+0.67% -0.32%
30 Days Ago % Change 12.19
0.27
EPS Estimates Revision Summary
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week
Value
Strong Buy 0.00
Last 4 Weeks
Down
Up
Down
Curr Qtr
1
1
4
2
Curr Yr
1
1
7
2
Next Qtr
0
1
3
2
Next Yr
0
1
3
2
Strong Buy
Change Mean 5 Weeks Ago
Last Week Up
Strong Buy
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The Company & Its Competitors
News Headlines for APA
APA's Competitors in Oil-Exploration & Production Company
Power Gauge
Historic EPS growth
Projected EPS growth
Profit Margin
PEG
PE
Revenue(M)
APA
18.82%
6.42%
27.14%
1.27
8.49
16,888
EOG
27.60%
14.30%
10.77%
1.55
29.64
10,126
DVN
6.65%
9.75%
41.07%
1.15
11.73
11,454
QEP
15.42%
24.00%
8.66%
0.63
17.20
3,159
APC
12.28%
27.12%
-18.97%
0.74
23.56
13,967
CHK
13.53%
9.96%
14.97%
1.41
8.78
11,635
NBL
9.00%
25.04%
12.04%
0.62
18.50
3,763
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Company Details
Company Profile
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
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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