Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $293.80.

APD has been the topic of several research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $255.00 price target on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Air Products and Chemicals from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $275.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $315.00 target price on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Mizuho dropped 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.

Air Products and Chemicals Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE APD opened at $263.68 on Friday. Air Products and Chemicals has a 1 year low of $229.11 and a 1 year high of $341.14. The firm has a market cap of $58.69 billion, a P/E ratio of -148.13, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.87. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $253.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $269.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.38.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported $3.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.38 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.18 billion. Air Products and Chemicals had a positive return on equity of 15.18% and a negative net margin of 3.28%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.56 EPS. Air Products and Chemicals has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.950-3.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 12.850-13.150 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Air Products and Chemicals will post 12.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Air Products and Chemicals Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be issued a dividend of $1.79 per share. This represents a $7.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 2nd. Air Products and Chemicals’s dividend payout ratio is currently -402.25%.

Institutional Trading of Air Products and Chemicals

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in Air Products and Chemicals by 10.4% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 57,639 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $16,258,000 after buying an additional 5,430 shares in the last quarter. Norden Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 167.3% during the 2nd quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 5,800 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,636,000 after acquiring an additional 3,630 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc boosted its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 113,027 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $31,903,000 after acquiring an additional 4,492 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank increased its stake in Air Products and Chemicals by 7.4% in the second quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 673,400 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $189,939,000 after acquiring an additional 46,200 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 1.5% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,739,830 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $6,131,936,000 after purchasing an additional 324,885 shares in the last quarter. 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.