Air Products & Chemicals Stock Forecast, Price & News

Air Products & Chemicals' stock was trading at $207.80 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, APD stock has increased by 40.8% and is now trading at $292.67.
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17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Air Products & Chemicals in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Air Products & Chemicals is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 5th 2020.
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Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 23rd. The basic materials company reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.98 by $0.03. The basic materials company earned $2.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.06 billion. Air Products & Chemicals had a net margin of 21.58% and a return on equity of 15.96%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.17 EPS.
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Air Products & Chemicals declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.34 per share on Monday, November 9th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 30th.
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17 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Air Products & Chemicals' shares. Their forecasts range from $225.00 to $363.00. On average, they anticipate Air Products & Chemicals' share price to reach $286.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.2%.
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Air Products & Chemicals saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,840,000 shares, an increase of 17.9% from the August 31st total of 1,560,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,100,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days. Currently, 0.8% of the company's stock are sold short.
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Air Products & Chemicals trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "APD."

Shares of APD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of APD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $292.67.

Air Products & Chemicals has a market capitalization of $64.65 billion and generates $8.92 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $1.76 billion in net income (profit) each year or $8.21 on an earnings per share basis. Air Products & Chemicals employs 17,700 workers across the globe.

The official website for Air Products & Chemicals is www.airproducts.com.

Air Products & Chemicals' mailing address is 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA, 18195. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 610-481-4911 or via email at [email protected]