Johnson Rice sets a price target of $40 for APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA), indicating a potential increase of nearly 50% from its current price.APA experiences an 85% increase in call options trading, signaling growing investor optimism.Institutional investors like Howard Capital Management Inc. and one8zero8 LLC are increasing their stakes in APA, showcasing confidence in the company's future performance.APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA) is a prominent player in the oil and gas industry, focusing on exploratio ...

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.87 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.73 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.65 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 19.18%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this oil and gas exploration and production company would post earnings of $0.67 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.80, delivering a surprise of 19.40 ...