Seaport Res Ptn Has Positive Outlook for APD Q3 Earnings

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) – Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Air Products and Chemicals in a research report issued on Monday, April 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $3.34 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.32. The consensus estimate for Air Products and Chemicals’ current full-year earnings is $12.69 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Air Products and Chemicals’ Q4 2025 earnings at $3.64 EPS.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The basic materials company reported $2.86 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.13 by ($0.27). Air Products and Chemicals had a net margin of 31.88% and a return on equity of 15.78%.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on APD. BMO Capital Markets downgraded shares of Air Products and Chemicals from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $330.00 to $282.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Air Products and Chemicals from $370.00 to $335.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Air Products and Chemicals from $365.00 to $355.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $332.18.

Air Products and Chemicals Trading Down 0.1 %

Air Products and Chemicals stock opened at $264.99 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $58.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.39, a PEG ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 0.89. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $289.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $305.94. Air Products and Chemicals has a 1 year low of $228.81 and a 1 year high of $341.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.96.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of APD. Generali Investments Management Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Air Products and Chemicals during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 69.4% in the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 105 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new position in Air Products and Chemicals in the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in Air Products and Chemicals during the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, WR Wealth Planners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 40.3% in the fourth quarter. WR Wealth Planners LLC now owns 108 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 81.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Air Products and Chemicals news, VP Sean D. Major sold 4,500 shares of Air Products and Chemicals stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.46, for a total value of $1,419,570.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 14,273 shares in the company, valued at $4,502,560.58. The trade was a 23.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Wilbur Mok sold 1,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.88, for a total transaction of $410,644.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 3,193 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,008,604.84. The trade was a 28.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 15,500 shares of company stock worth $4,842,604. 0.41% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Air Products and Chemicals Company Profile

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and syngas; and specialty gases for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, manufacturing, electronics, energy production, medical, food, and metals.