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Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$294.68 +0.09 (+0.03%)
As of 03:37 PM Eastern
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About Air Products and Chemicals Stock (NYSE:APD)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$293.25
$297.30
50-Day Range
$270.98
$299.24
52-Week Range
$243.69
$341.14
Volume
240,823 shs
Average Volume
1.28 million shs
Market Capitalization
$65.58 billion
P/E Ratio
42.42
Dividend Yield
2.43%
Price Target
$335.07
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Air Products and Chemicals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

APD MarketRank™: 

Air Products and Chemicals scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 16th out of 189 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Air Products and Chemicals has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Air Products and Chemicals has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Air Products and Chemicals' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Air Products and Chemicals are expected to grow by 9.22% in the coming year, from $12.69 to $13.86 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Air Products and Chemicals is 42.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.70.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Air Products and Chemicals is 42.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 110.84.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Air Products and Chemicals has a PEG Ratio of 6.56. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Air Products and Chemicals has a P/B Ratio of 3.69. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Air Products and Chemicals' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.30% of the float of Air Products and Chemicals has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Air Products and Chemicals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Air Products and Chemicals has recently decreased by 3.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Air Products and Chemicals pays a meaningful dividend of 2.44%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Air Products and Chemicals has been increasing its dividend for 50 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Air Products and Chemicals is 103.02%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Air Products and Chemicals will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.66% next year. This indicates that Air Products and Chemicals will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Air Products and Chemicals' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.30% of the float of Air Products and Chemicals has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Air Products and Chemicals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Air Products and Chemicals has recently decreased by 3.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Air Products and Chemicals has a news sentiment score of 1.49. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for Air Products and Chemicals this week, compared to 27 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for APD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -86% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 4 people have added Air Products and Chemicals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Air Products and Chemicals insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $397,344.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.41% of the stock of Air Products and Chemicals is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    81.66% of the stock of Air Products and Chemicals is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Air Products and Chemicals' insider trading history.
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APD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Air Products and Chemicals' stock was trading at $290.04 at the beginning of the year. Since then, APD shares have increased by 1.6% and is now trading at $294.6750.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The basic materials company reported $3.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.99 by $0.10. The business's revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Air Products and Chemicals subsidiaries include these companies: Oxygen & Argon Works, EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products, Indura, DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials, CryoService, ROVI Cosmetics International, S.I.Q. Beteiligungs, and more.

Top institutional shareholders of Air Products and Chemicals include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.77%), State Street Corp (4.25%), Dodge & Cox (3.96%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.89%). Insiders that own company stock include Seifi Ghasemi, Sean D Major, Melissa N Schaeffer, Victoria Brifo, Francesco Maione, Wilbur Mok, Kurt Lefevere and Walter L Nelson.
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Shares of APD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Air Products and Chemicals investors own include Chevron (CVX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), AbbVie (ABBV), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 8/11 Dividend
7/01/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/11 Dividend
7/01/2025
Last Earnings
7/31/2025
Dividend Payable
8/11/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CHEM - DIVERSIFD
Sub-Industry
Industrial Gases
Current Symbol
NYSE:APD
CIK
2969
Employees
23,000
Year Founded
1940

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$375.00
Low Price Target
$282.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.69
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.95
Trailing P/E Ratio
42.41
Forward P/E Ratio
23.23
P/E Growth
6.56
Net Income
$3.83 billion
Net Margins
12.86%
Pretax Margin
16.10%
Return on Equity
15.11%
Return on Assets
6.79%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.93
Current Ratio
1.29
Quick Ratio
1.12

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$12.10 billion
Price / Sales
5.42
Cash Flow
$19.04 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.48
Book Value
$79.84 per share
Price / Book
3.69

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
222,550,000
Free Float
221,642,000
Market Cap
$65.60 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.81

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This page (NYSE:APD) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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