Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. $APD Shares Sold by Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. reduced its stake in shares of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,495 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 2,326 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.’s holdings in Air Products and Chemicals were worth $2,491,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Revisor Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 0.8% during the first quarter. Revisor Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,545 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,320,000 after buying an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. StoneX Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. StoneX Group Inc. now owns 2,787 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $688,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC lifted its stake in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 642 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $159,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period. Finally, Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted its stake in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 0.7% during the first quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft now owns 5,053 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,463,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on APD. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $342.00 price objective on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a report on Friday, July 10th. Weiss Ratings lowered Air Products and Chemicals from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group increased their target price on Air Products and Chemicals from $330.00 to $336.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Mizuho raised their price target on Air Products and Chemicals from $345.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Air Products and Chemicals from $310.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Air Products and Chemicals has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $332.76.

Air Products and Chemicals Trading Up 1.7%

NYSE:APD opened at $305.55 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $68.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1,388.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.73. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has a one year low of $229.11 and a one year high of $314.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.08. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $295.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $290.75.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The basic materials company reported $3.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.34 by $0.13. Air Products and Chemicals had a positive return on equity of 16.87% and a negative net margin of 0.38%.The firm had revenue of $3.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.20 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.09 EPS. Air Products and Chemicals’s quarterly revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. Air Products and Chemicals has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.390-13.490 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.550-3.650 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. will post 13.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Air Products and Chemicals Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st will be given a dividend of $1.81 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $7.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Air Products and Chemicals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -3,290.91%.

Air Products and Chemicals 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.