NYSE:APDAir Products & Chemicals Stock Price, Forecast & News

Air Products & Chemicals' stock was trading at $207.80 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, APD shares have increased by 29.8% and is now trading at $269.79. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Air Products & Chemicals in the last year. There are currently 5 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, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Air Products & Chemicals.

Air Products & Chemicals will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 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) issued its earnings results on Thursday, April, 23rd. The basic materials company reported $2.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.06 by $0.02. The basic materials company earned $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.16 billion. Air Products & Chemicals had a return on equity of 16.36% and a net margin of 21.66%. Air Products & Chemicals's revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.00 EPS. View Air Products & Chemicals' earnings history.

Air Products & Chemicals declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 21st. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.34 per share on Monday, August 10th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.99%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. View Air Products & Chemicals' dividend history.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Air Products & Chemicals' stock. Their forecasts range from $205.00 to $300.00. On average, they expect Air Products & Chemicals' stock price to reach $256.76 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.8%. View analysts' price targets for Air Products & Chemicals.

News coverage about APD stock has trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Air Products & Chemicals earned a media sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Air Products & Chemicals.

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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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.15%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Park National Corp OH (0.03%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%) and Renaissance Investment Group LLC (0.02%). 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 Cox Capital Mgt LLC, Park National Corp OH, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Renaissance Investment Group LLC, Confluence Investment Management LLC, Truehand Inc, West Oak Capital LLC, and TRUE Private Wealth Advisors. View insider buying and selling activity for Air Products & Chemicals.

APD stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, DNB Asset Management AS, Private Trust Co. NA, Chesley Taft & Associates LLC, S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC, M&R Capital Management Inc., and Clarius Group LLC. 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 $269.79.

Air Products & Chemicals has a market capitalization of $59.58 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.

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]