Daily Update on SCHD ETF for November 19, 2025
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Nov 19 2025
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Source: TipRanks
SCHD Performance: The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) rose 0.59% on Tuesday but is down 0.11% in pre-market trading, with a 1.57% increase over the past five days and 1.66% year-to-date.
Investor Activity: SCHD experienced net outflows of approximately -$113 million over the last five trading days, indicating more withdrawals than additions by investors.
Analyst Consensus: SCHD is rated as a Moderate Buy by analysts, with an average price target of $30.64 suggesting a potential upside of 12.81%.
Holdings Analysis: The ETF's top five holdings with the highest upside potential include Oxford Industries and FMC Corp., while those with the greatest downside potential include Amgen Inc. and Ford Motor.
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Analyst Views on APA
Wall Street analysts forecast APA stock price to fall
19 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
10 Hold
5 Sell
Hold
Current: 26.920
Low
21.00
Averages
26.17
High
40.00
Current: 26.920
Low
21.00
Averages
26.17
High
40.00
About APA
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.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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