Brokerages Set Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) PT at $313.75

Shares of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $313.75.

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased 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 note on Friday, November 7th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $345.00 to $330.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 7th. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $375.00 to $325.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Mizuho set a $300.00 price objective on Air Products and Chemicals in a research note on Friday, November 7th.

Air Products and Chemicals Stock Down 0.5%

APD stock opened at $260.42 on Thursday. Air Products and Chemicals has a twelve month low of $235.55 and a twelve month high of $341.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The company has a market cap of $57.97 billion, a PE ratio of -146.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.86. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $257.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $276.27.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported $3.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.01. Air Products and Chemicals had a positive return on equity of 15.18% and a negative net margin of 3.28%.The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.18 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.56 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Air Products and Chemicals will post 12.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Air Products and Chemicals Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be given a $1.79 dividend. This represents a $7.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. Air Products and Chemicals’s dividend payout ratio is -402.25%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Air Products and Chemicals

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 5,087 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,387,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd grew its stake in Air Products and Chemicals by 53.9% during the third quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 24,283 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $6,622,000 after buying an additional 8,502 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 2.8% during the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 17,480 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $4,767,000 after buying an additional 482 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals in the third quarter valued at approximately $24,677,000. Finally, Maple Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Maple Capital Management Inc. now owns 74,420 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $20,296,000 after acquiring an additional 1,572 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 provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and syngas; and specialty gases for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, manufacturing, electronics, energy production, medical, food, and metals.