U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Has $3.88 Million Position in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. $APD

Key Points

• U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors increased its stake in Air Products by 131.2% to 15,694 shares, valued at approximately $3.88 million at the end of the quarter.
• Q4 results beat expectations with EPS of $3.16 versus $3.04 and revenue of $3.10B versus $3.05B, and the company issued Q2 2026 EPS guidance of 2.95–3.10 and FY 2026 guidance of 12.85–13.15.
• Air Products raised its quarterly dividend to $1.81 (annualized $7.24) with an ex‑dividend date of April 1, implying a yield of about 2.4%.

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD - Free Report) by 131.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,694 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 8,907 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Air Products and Chemicals were worth $3,877,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 1.2% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 22,000,734 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $6,000,040,000 after purchasing an additional 260,904 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 2.4% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 11,766,942 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $3,209,068,000 after acquiring an additional 272,197 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 1.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,559,492 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $2,607,065,000 after acquiring an additional 106,578 shares during the period. Dodge & Cox boosted its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 2.1% in the third quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 9,004,892 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $2,455,814,000 after acquiring an additional 183,492 shares during the period. Finally, Capital International Investors boosted its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 7.4% in the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 8,870,013 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $2,419,029,000 after acquiring an additional 609,489 shares during the period. 81.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Air Products and Chemicals Trading Up 0.1%

APD opened at $298.89 on Monday. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has a twelve month low of $229.11 and a twelve month high of $301.25. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $284.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $265.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -197.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.80.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The basic materials company reported $3.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.04 by $0.12. Air Products and Chemicals had a negative net margin of 2.73% and a positive return on equity of 15.77%. The business had revenue of $3.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.05 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.86 earnings per share. Air Products and Chemicals'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. Analysts predict that Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 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 paid a dividend of $1.81 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st. This is a positive change from Air Products and Chemicals's previous quarterly dividend of $1.79. This represents a $7.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. Air Products and Chemicals's payout ratio is presently -479.47%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, January 31st. Bank of America raised shares of Air Products and Chemicals from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $275.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a "market perform" rating and issued a $282.00 target price on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $280.00 to $310.00 in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $285.00 to $307.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $302.18.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Air Products and Chemicals news, Director Ridge Lp Mantle sold 70,175 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $284.21, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 42.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale 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.

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.

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