Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Air Products and Chemicals (APD)

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE: APD) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 2/13/2026 – Air Products and Chemicals was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating.
• 2/2/2026 – Air Products and Chemicals had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $282.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Air Products and Chemicals had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $250.00 to $285.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Air Products and Chemicals had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $315.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Air Products and Chemicals had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $272.00 to $285.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Air Products and Chemicals had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $250.00 to $270.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Air Products and Chemicals had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $260.00 to $280.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Air Products and Chemicals had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $300.00 to $313.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2026 – Air Products and Chemicals was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/30/2026 – Air Products and Chemicals was upgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating.
• 1/21/2026 – Air Products and Chemicals had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $245.00 to $272.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2026 – Air Products and Chemicals was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $275.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/29/2025 – Air Products and Chemicals had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/22/2025 – Air Products and Chemicals was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating.
• 12/19/2025 – Air Products and Chemicals had its “equal weight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $330.00.
• 12/19/2025 – Air Products and Chemicals was downgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $330.00.
• 12/18/2025 – Air Products and Chemicals had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $300.00 to $290.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Air Products and Chemicals Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a $1.81 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $7.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. This is a positive change from Air Products and Chemicals’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.79. Air Products and Chemicals’s dividend payout ratio is -474.17%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Air Products and Chemicals

In other news, Director Ridge Lp Mantle sold 70,175 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $284.21, for a total value of $19,944,436.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 93,499 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,573,350.79. This represents a 42.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.88% of the company’s stock.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc is a global supplier of industrial gases and related equipment and services, headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company produces and delivers atmospheric gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon, as well as specialty and process gases used across a wide range of industrial applications. Air Products designs, builds and operates gas production facilities, merchant distribution networks and on-site gas systems for customers that require reliable, high-purity gases and integrated supply solutions.

The company’s product and service portfolio includes packaged and bulk gas supply, pipeline distribution, on-site generation, gas handling and storage equipment, and engineered systems for gas liquefaction and purification.