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Business Insider
03-06-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
APA Group (APAJF) was downgraded to a Sell Rating at Morgans
Morgans analyst Nathan Lead downgraded APA Group (APAJF – Research Report) to a Sell today and set a price target of A$7.36. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter Lead covers the Industrials sector, focusing on stocks such as Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Ltd., Transurban Group, and Cleanaway Waste Management. According to TipRanks, Lead has an average return of 2.5% and a 53.13% success rate on recommended stocks. Currently, the analyst consensus on APA Group is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $5.49. APAJF market cap is currently $6.98B and has a P/E ratio of -225.00. Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 12 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of APAJF in relation to earlier this year.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Investors in APA Group (ASX:APA) have unfortunately lost 6.7% over the last five years
While not a mind-blowing move, it is good to see that the APA Group (ASX:APA) share price has gained 23% in the last three months. But if you look at the last five years the returns have not been good. After all, the share price is down 30% in that time, significantly under-performing the market. Now let's have a look at the company's fundamentals, and see if the long term shareholder return has matched the performance of the underlying business. Our free stock report includes 2 warning signs investors should be aware of before investing in APA Group. Read for free now. While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price. Over five years APA Group's earnings per share dropped significantly, falling to a loss, with the share price also lower. The recent extraordinary items contributed to this situation. Since the company has fallen to a loss making position, it's hard to compare the change in EPS with the share price change. But we would generally expect a lower price, given the situation. The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail). It's good to see that there was some significant insider buying in the last three months. That's a positive. On the other hand, we think the revenue and earnings trends are much more meaningful measures of the business. This free interactive report on APA Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further. It is important to consider the total shareholder return, as well as the share price return, for any given stock. Whereas the share price return only reflects the change in the share price, the TSR includes the value of dividends (assuming they were reinvested) and the benefit of any discounted capital raising or spin-off. So for companies that pay a generous dividend, the TSR is often a lot higher than the share price return. We note that for APA Group the TSR over the last 5 years was -6.7%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. And there's no prize for guessing that the dividend payments largely explain the divergence! APA Group provided a TSR of 1.0% over the last twelve months. But that return falls short of the market. On the bright side, that's still a gain, and it is certainly better than the yearly loss of about 1.3% endured over half a decade. It could well be that the business is stabilizing. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand APA Group better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for APA Group you should know about. If you like to buy stocks alongside management, then you might just love this free list of companies. (Hint: most of them are flying under the radar). Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on Australian exchanges. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.
AU Financial Review
19-05-2025
- Business
- AU Financial Review
Consumers face higher prices in Bass Strait electricity stand-off
Victorian and Tasmanian households and businesses could face higher power bills as soon as July unless the federal energy regulator can resolve a dispute over the future of the only electricity transmission cable linking the two states. The Australian Energy Regulator is due to decide in June whether to officially reject an application by APA Group to convert the 370-kilometre Basslink undersea cable into a regulated asset, which would allow the company to recoup its operating costs as a line item on consumer energy bills.
Perth Now
08-05-2025
- Business
- Perth Now
Aussie shares lift on Trump trade deal hopes
Cautious investors pushed the Australian sharemarket higher on Thursday on the prospect of a new Trump trade deal with Britain, even as the US Federal Reserve warned of elevated risks to higher unemployment and inflation in the world's largest economy. The benchmark ASX200 lifted 13.4 points, or 0.16 per cent, to close at 8191.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 21.9 points, or 0.26 per cent, to finish at 8421.7. Eight of 11 industry sectors ended in the green, led by the defensive utilities sector with a 1.81 per cent rise. Origin Energy jumped 1.67 per cent to $10.99 a share, while APA Group advanced 1.92 per cent to $8.51. The staples sector gained 0.86 per cent, with supermarket giant Coles climbing 1.13 per cent to $22.29 and Woolworths adding 1 per cent to $32.83. Financials proved a drag on the market, losing 0.62 per cent, with banking giant ANZ tumbling 1.93 per cent to $29.40 after reporting mixed half-year results. The company delivered a record $11bn revenue haul but its net interest margin, a key measure of profitability, slipped to 1.56 per cent. Westpac lost 4.06 per cent to $30.50 and Commonwealth Bank dipped 0.27 per cent to $165.51, while NAB climbed 1.39 per cent to $36.37. The big miners were mixed as Singapore iron ore futures fell 1.95 per cent to $96.40 a tonne. BHP ended the day flat, losing 1c to $37.92, Rio Tinto edged up 0.13 per cent to $116.08 and Fortescue slipped 0.68 per cent to $15.98. The market fell in early trading but then lifted about 11am AEST after US President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social he would announce a trade deal with a major economic partner, widely believed to be the UK, later on Thursday night. 'Hopes of a possible US-UK trade deal come as US and Chinese officials prepare to hold talks in Switzerland on Saturday,' IG markets analyst Tony Sycamore said. 'These talks could mark the first step in easing trade tensions between the world's top two economies. 'While it would be a net positive if US-China trade tensions were to ease, it is unlikely that any deal will see US tariffs on Chinese imports fall much below 50 per cent.' Thursday's cautious trading followed a subdued lead from Wall St overnight on Wednesday as investors digested some hawkish rhetoric from US Fed chairman Jerome Powell, who warned bluntly President Trump's tariff policies presented challenges to the central bank's dual mission to control prices and support employment. 'The risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen,' Mr Powell said. senior financial market analyst Kyle Rodda said the Fed was adopting a 'wait and see' approach to the economic shock of Liberation Day. 'Policymakers acknowledged the potential for tariffs to push inflation higher while also dampening growth, a delicate balancing act that leaves the outlook uncertain,' he said. The ASX200 lifted on Thursday in a cautious session. Gaye Gerard / NewsWire Credit: News Corp Australia 'Markets were somewhat underwhelmed by the Fed's reluctance to explicitly commit to future interest rate cuts and to 'look through' one-off inflationary shocks from trade policy. 'However, the central bank stopped short of closing the door on such measures, keeping the prospect open for cuts at coming meetings.' The Dow Jones rose 284 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 41,113 points, the S and P 500 gained 0.43 per cent to 5631 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.27 per cent to 17,738. In local corporate news, toll road company Transurban announced it would cut 300 jobs in a $50m cost-savings push. Shares in the company jumped 1.68 per cent to $14.55. Mining and infrastructure services giant Orica leapt 7.4 per cent after reporting a 40 per cent jump in half-year net profits excluding significant items to $250.8m. Polynovo Limited soared 11.45 per cent to $1.46, making it the top gainer on the ASX200. The largest laggard was gaming company Light and Wonder, which slumped 8.43 per cent to $133.15 after warning investors new trade policies would add 'incremental cost pressures' to its business. 'These tariffs place additional duties on imports and we currently source a portion of the raw materials and components for our gaming business from China and across Asia,' the company said. The Aussie dollar lost 0.23 per cent to buy 64.6c at the closing bell.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Retail investors account for 51% of APA Group's (ASX:APA) ownership, while institutions account for 48%
The considerable ownership by retail investors in APA Group indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy The top 25 shareholders own 45% of the company Insiders have bought recently We've found 21 US stocks that are forecast to pay a dividend yield of over 6% next year. See the full list for free. A look at the shareholders of APA Group (ASX:APA) can tell us which group is most powerful. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 51% to be precise, is retail investors. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company. Meanwhile, institutions make up 48% of the company's shareholders. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders. In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of APA Group. View our latest analysis for APA Group Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index. As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in APA Group. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see APA Group's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story. APA Group is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is State Street Global Advisors, Inc. with 9.7% of shares outstanding. BlackRock, Inc. is the second largest shareholder owning 6.4% of common stock, and The Vanguard Group, Inc. holds about 5.9% of the company stock. Our studies suggest that the top 25 shareholders collectively control less than half of the company's shares, meaning that the company's shares are widely disseminated and there is no dominant shareholder. Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock's expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. There are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future. The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves. Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances. Our information suggests that APA Group insiders own under 1% of the company. Keep in mind that it's a big company, and the insiders own AU$4.9m worth of shares. The absolute value might be more important than the proportional share. Arguably, recent buying and selling is just as important to consider. You can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling. The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a substantial 51% stake in APA Group, suggesting it is a fairly popular stock. This level of ownership gives investors from the wider public some power to sway key policy decisions such as board composition, executive compensation, and the dividend payout ratio. I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Be aware that APA Group is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about... If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future . NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the last twelve months, which refer to the 12-month period ending on the last date of the month the financial statement is dated. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned. Sign in to access your portfolio
