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

Shares of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $300.8824.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on APD. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $282.00 price target on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $300.00 to $313.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $255.00 price target on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a report on Wednesday, December 10th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Air Products and Chemicals

In related news, Director Ridge Lp Mantle sold 70,175 shares of Air Products and Chemicals stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director directly owned 93,499 shares in the company, valued at $26,573,350.79. The trade was a 42.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.88% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Air Products and Chemicals

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Platform Technology Partners raised its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 683.0% in the third quarter. Platform Technology Partners now owns 7,164 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,954,000 after acquiring an additional 6,249 shares in the last quarter. Rockland Trust Co. raised its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 5.5% in the third quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 52,590 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $14,342,000 after acquiring an additional 2,741 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 16.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 789,659 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $215,356,000 after acquiring an additional 111,317 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 3.5% in the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 137,875 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $37,426,000 after acquiring an additional 4,699 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 3.4% in the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,130,644 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $308,349,000 after acquiring an additional 37,079 shares in the last quarter. 81.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Air Products and Chemicals Stock Performance

Shares of APD opened at $292.42 on Wednesday. Air Products and Chemicals has a 1 year low of $229.11 and a 1 year high of $301.11. The company has a market cap of $65.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -193.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.46. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $282.20 and a 200-day moving average of $265.55.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The basic materials company reported $3.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $3.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.05 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.86 earnings per share. The company’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 anticipate that Air Products and Chemicals will post 12.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Air Products and Chemicals Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.81 per share. This is an increase from Air Products and Chemicals’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.79. This represents a $7.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. Air Products and Chemicals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -479.47%.

About Air Products and Chemicals

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.