Why APA Corp. (APA) Went Down On Thursday?

We recently published a list of Traders Heavily Sold Down These 10 Stocks on Thursday. In this article, we are going to take a look at where APA Corp. (NASDAQ:APA) stands against other stocks that traders heavily sold down on Thursday.

The stock market wiped away earlier gains, ending Thursday’s trading in another bloodbath session, as investors sold off positions amid President Donald Trump’s announcement that he had actually raised tariffs on Chinese goods to 145 percent.

The Nasdaq was battered the most among all major indices, losing 4.31 percent. The S&P 500 followed with a 3.46-percent drop while the Dow Jones came in last, down 2.50 percent.

Meanwhile, 10 companies were heavily sold down on Thursday, recording double-digit losses as investors parked funds to minimize risks from the ongoing uncertainties. In this article, we have listed Thursday’s 10 worst performers and detailed the reasons behind their drop.

To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with a $2 billion market capitalization and $5 million trading volume.

APA Corp. (NASDAQ:APA)

APA Corp. saw its share prices drop by 12.63 percent on Thursday to end at $14.60 apiece as investors resorted to profit-taking following the prior day’s gain while waiting on the sidelines for further updates on the ongoing US-China trade tensions.

In the previous trading day, APA clocked in a 19-percent gain in line with higher crude oil and natural gas prices which largely benefited energy firms like APA.

On Wednesday, APA announced initial updates about its business operations and said that the full information would be released at its first-quarter earnings release on May 8, 2025.

Analysts expected APA to post $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) in the first quarter, which would represent a 2.6-percent increase from the same period last year.

Revenues are expected to settle at $2.18 billion, which, if realized, would mark a 14.5-percent growth year-on-year.

APA is an American energy company engaged in the exploration of oil and natural gas.

Overall, APA ranks 9th on our list of stocks that traders heavily sold down on Thursday. While we acknowledge the potential of APA as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than APA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.