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

Shares of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the sixteen ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $295.8824.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on APD shares. Argus reduced their price objective 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. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $350.00 to $325.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 7th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $282.00 price objective on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $255.00 target price on Air Products and Chemicals in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Air Products and Chemicals from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $275.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Ridge Lp Mantle sold 70,175 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.88% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Air Products and Chemicals

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APD. Twin City Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Twin City Private Wealth LLC now owns 8,476 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,094,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 810.3% during the 4th quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,027 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,465,000 after acquiring an additional 12,486 shares in the last quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in Air Products and Chemicals during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in Air Products and Chemicals by 87.1% in the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 111,104 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $27,445,000 after purchasing an additional 51,729 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund raised its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 56.3% in the fourth quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 149,797 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $37,003,000 after purchasing an additional 53,986 shares during the last quarter. 81.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Air Products and Chemicals Price Performance

Air Products and Chemicals stock opened at $279.95 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $62.33 billion, a PE ratio of -185.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.46 and a quick ratio of 1.23. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $260.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $267.44. Air Products and Chemicals has a one year low of $229.11 and a one year high of $321.47.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last released its 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 positive return on equity of 15.77% and a negative net margin of 2.73%.The firm had revenue of $3.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.05 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.86 EPS. The company’s revenue 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, research analysts expect that Air Products and Chemicals will post 12.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Air Products and Chemicals Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a $1.81 dividend. This is a boost from Air Products and Chemicals’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.79. This represents a $7.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. Air Products and Chemicals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -474.17%.

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.