Air Products and Chemicals Stock Forecast, Price & News

Air Products and Chemicals' stock was trading at $207.80 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, APD shares have increased by 36.0% and is now trading at $282.51.
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16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Air Products and Chemicals in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Air Products and Chemicals is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, January 22nd 2021.
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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 16th. The basic materials company reported $2.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.21 by $0.02. The basic materials company earned $2.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.27 billion. Air Products and Chemicals had a return on equity of 15.48% and a net margin of 21.30%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.27 EPS.
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Air Products and Chemicals announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 4th will be paid a dividend of $1.34 per share on Monday, February 8th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 31st.
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16 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Air Products and Chemicals' stock. Their forecasts range from $225.00 to $340.00. On average, they anticipate Air Products and Chemicals' stock price to reach $290.15 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.7% from the stock's current price.
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Air Products and Chemicals saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,510,000 shares, an increase of 11.0% from the October 31st total of 1,360,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,100,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Currently, 0.7% of the company's shares are sold short.
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Air Products and Chemicals trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "APD."

Air Products and Chemicals' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.01%), State Street Corp (4.38%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.71%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.94%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (0.77%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.66%). Company insiders that own Air Products and Chemicals stock include Edward L Monser, Russell A Flugel and Seifi Ghasemi.
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APD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, BlackRock Inc., Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., Neuberger Berman Group LLC, and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V..
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APD stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Morgan Stanley, CI Investments Inc., Samlyn Capital LLC, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Conning Inc., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, and Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC. Company insiders that have bought Air Products and Chemicals stock in the last two years include Edward L Monser, and Seifi Ghasemi.
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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 $282.51.

Air Products and Chemicals has a market capitalization of $62.44 billion and generates $8.86 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $1.89 billion in net income (profit) each year or $8.38 on an earnings per share basis. Air Products and Chemicals employs 19,275 workers across the globe.

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

Air Products and 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]