Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) Receives $325.82 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $326.8824.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on APD shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $325.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Berenberg Bank set a $350.00 target price on shares of Air Products and Chemicals and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Mizuho set a $345.00 price target on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $342.00 price target on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a research note on Friday, July 10th.

Air Products and Chemicals Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of APD stock opened at $295.31 on Friday. Air Products and Chemicals has a fifty-two week low of $229.11 and a fifty-two week high of $314.87. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $289.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $284.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 1.43. The company has a market cap of $65.76 billion, a PE ratio of 31.25, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.73.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The basic materials company reported $3.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.06 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $3.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.07 billion. Air Products and Chemicals had a return on equity of 16.11% and a net margin of 16.91%.Air Products and Chemicals’s revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.69 EPS. Air Products and Chemicals has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.000-13.250 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.350 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Air Products and Chemicals will post 13.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Air Products and Chemicals Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be issued a $1.81 dividend. This represents a $7.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 1st. Air Products and Chemicals’s dividend payout ratio is presently 76.61%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Melissa N. Schaeffer sold 2,714 shares of Air Products and Chemicals stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $303.76, for a total transaction of $824,404.64. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,317,037.12. This trade represents a 16.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.88% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Air Products and Chemicals during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 3,233.3% during the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 100 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Air Products and Chemicals in the first quarter worth $25,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Air Products and Chemicals in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.66% of the company’s stock.

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.