NYSE:APD - Air Products & Chemicals Stock Price, Forecast & News

Air Products & Chemicals' stock was trading at $207.80 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, APD stock has decreased by 0.6% and is now trading at $206.53. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Air Products & Chemicals in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Air Products & Chemicals.

Air Products & Chemicals is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Air Products & Chemicals.

Air Products & Chemicals will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 23rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) released its earnings results on Friday, January, 24th. The basic materials company reported $2.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.08 by $0.06. The basic materials company had revenue of $2.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.29 billion. Air Products & Chemicals had a net margin of 21.10% and a return on equity of 16.20%. Air Products & Chemicals's revenue was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.86 earnings per share. View Air Products & Chemicals' earnings history.

Air Products & Chemicals declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $1.34 per share on Monday, May 11th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.60%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This is a boost from Air Products & Chemicals's previous quarterly dividend of $1.16. View Air Products & Chemicals' dividend history.

Air Products & Chemicals updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Friday, January, 24th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $9.35-9.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $9.44.

21 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Air Products & Chemicals' stock. Their forecasts range from $215.00 to $270.00. On average, they expect Air Products & Chemicals' stock price to reach $245.56 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Air Products & Chemicals.

Headlines about APD stock have been trending somewhat negative on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Air Products & Chemicals earned a news sentiment score of -1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutAir Products & Chemicals.

Air Products & Chemicals saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 2,683,100 shares, an increase of 15.7% from the February 27th total of 2,320,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,200,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days. Approximately 1.2% of the company's stock are short sold. View Air Products & Chemicals' Current Options Chain.

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Air Products & Chemicals trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "APD."

Air Products & Chemicals' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.60%), Wealth Quarterback LLC (4.15%), Capital International Investors (2.40%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.99%), FMR LLC (1.59%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.52%). Company insiders that own Air Products & Chemicals stock include Charles I Cogut, Edward L Monser, Russell A Flugel and Seifi Ghasemi. View institutional ownership trends for Air Products & Chemicals.

APD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., Bessemer Group Inc., Capital International Investors, Conning Inc., State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, and Teacher Retirement System of Texas. View insider buying and selling activity for Air Products & Chemicals.

APD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wealth Quarterback LLC, FMR LLC, Norges Bank, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., M&G Investment Management Ltd., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Fred Alger Management LLC, and 1832 Asset Management L.P.. Company insiders that have bought Air Products & Chemicals stock in the last two years include Charles I Cogut, Edward L Monser, and Seifi Ghasemi. View insider buying and selling activity for Air Products & Chemicals.

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 $206.53.

Air Products & Chemicals has a market capitalization of $45.58 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. View additional information about Air Products & Chemicals.

The official website for Air Products & Chemicals is http://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]