Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $299.1176.

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Air Products and Chemicals from $300.00 to $313.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Mizuho decreased their price target on Air Products and Chemicals from $300.00 to $290.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 18th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $282.00 price objective on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $272.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Argus reduced their target price on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $317.00 to $265.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th.

Air Products and Chemicals Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE APD opened at $287.79 on Friday. Air Products and Chemicals has a 1-year low of $229.11 and a 1-year high of $301.11. The company has a 50-day moving average of $273.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $266.21. The company has a market cap of $64.08 billion, a PE ratio of -190.59, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The basic materials company reported $3.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.04 by $0.12. Air Products and Chemicals had a negative net margin of 2.73% and a positive return on equity of 15.77%. The business had revenue of $3.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.05 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.86 earnings per share. Air Products and Chemicals’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Air Products and Chemicals has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.950-3.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 12.850-13.150 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Air Products and Chemicals will post 12.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Air Products and Chemicals Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be issued a $1.81 dividend. This is an increase from Air Products and Chemicals’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.79. This represents a $7.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. Air Products and Chemicals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -474.17%.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. YANKCOM Partnership lifted its stake in Air Products and Chemicals by 1.3% in the second quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 2,805 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $791,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 1,616 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $399,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the period. StoneX Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. StoneX Group Inc. now owns 2,787 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $688,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC raised its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 642 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $159,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Finally, Sage Capital Advisors llc raised its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Sage Capital Advisors llc now owns 14,930 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $4,072,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the period. 81.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Air Products and Chemicals Company Profile

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.