Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) Receives $295.88 Average Target Price from Brokerages

Shares of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the sixteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $295.8824.

A number of equities analysts recently commented on APD shares. Weiss Ratings cut Air Products and Chemicals from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Argus reduced their price objective on 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. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Bank of America upgraded Air Products and Chemicals from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $275.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $315.00 price objective on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a report on Monday, February 2nd.

Air Products and Chemicals Trading Down 0.6%

NYSE APD opened at $280.80 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.52 billion, a PE ratio of -185.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.87. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $262.90 and its 200 day moving average is $267.61. Air Products and Chemicals has a twelve month low of $229.11 and a twelve month high of $321.47. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The basic materials company reported $3.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.04 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $3.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.05 billion. Air Products and Chemicals had a negative net margin of 2.73% and a positive return on equity of 15.77%. The business’s revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.86 earnings per share. 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. Research analysts forecast that Air Products and Chemicals will post 12.69 earnings per share 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 issued a dividend of $1.81 per share. This represents a $7.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. This is a positive change from Air Products and Chemicals’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.79. Air Products and Chemicals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -474.17%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Ridge Lp Mantle sold 70,175 shares of the business’s 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 sale, the director owned 93,499 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,573,350.79. The trade was a 42.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.88% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Air Products and Chemicals

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Air Products and Chemicals during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its position 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 valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Air Products and Chemicals in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Finally, Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Institutional investors own 81.66% of the company’s stock.

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.