Airgas Company Profile (NYSE:ARG)

About Airgas (NYSE:ARG)

Airgas, Inc. is a supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, and hard goods, such as welding equipment and related products. The Company is also a producer of atmospheric gases, carbon dioxide, dry ice and nitrous oxide and a supplier of safety products, refrigerants, ammonia products and process chemicals. It operates through two segments: Distribution and All Other Operations. The Distribution segment offers a portfolio of related gas and hard goods products and services to the end customers. The All Other Operations segment consists of five business units which manufacture or distribute carbon dioxide, dry ice, nitrous oxide, ammonia and refrigerant gases. It also offers supply chain management services and solutions, and product and process technical support across many customer segments. It markets its products and services through multiple sales channels, including branch-based sales representatives, retail stores and strategic customer account programs, among others.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Chemicals - Major Diversified
Sub-Industry: Industrial Gases
Symbol: NYSE:ARG
CUSIP: 00936310
Web: N/A

Average Prices:

50 Day Moving Avg: $142.95
200 Day Moving Avg: $142.95
52 Week Range: $141.45 - $143.05

P/E:

Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: 7,147.50
P/E Growth: 0.00

Frequently Asked Questions for Airgas (NYSE:ARG)

What is Airgas' stock symbol?

Airgas trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ARG."

How were Airgas' earnings last quarter?

Airgas, Inc. (NYSE:ARG) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 28th. The company reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.34 billion. The company's quarterly revenue was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.23 EPS. View Airgas' Earnings History.

Who are some of Airgas' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Airgas include Dow Chemical Co (DOW), Praxair (PX), Air Products & Chemicals (APD), Celanese (CE), Eastman Chemical Company (EMN), FMC Corp (FMC), Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM), Braskem SA (BAK), Huntsman (HUN), Univar (UNVR), Ashland Global Holdings (ASH), Minerals Technologies (MTX), Valhi (VHI), A Schulman (SHLM), OCI Partners LP (OCIP), Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP), FutureFuel Corp. (FF) and Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM).

How do I buy Airgas stock?

Shares of Airgas can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

How much does a share of Airgas stock cost?

One share of Airgas stock can currently be purchased for approximately $142.95.

Consensus Ratings for Airgas (NYSE:ARG) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	No ratings tracked in the last 12 months.
Consensus Rating:	N/A (Score: NaN)
Consensus Price Target:	N/A

Analysts' Ratings History for Airgas (NYSE:ARG)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
11/20/2015	Deutsche Bank AG	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$143.00	N/A
11/20/2015	Jefferies Group LLC	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold		N/A
11/19/2015	Seaport Global Securities	Downgrade	Accumulate -> Neutral	$115.00 -> $143.00	N/A
11/19/2015	Raymond James Financial, Inc.	Downgrade	Market Perform -> Underperform		N/A
11/3/2015	Susquehanna Bancshares Inc	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$95.00 -> $99.00	N/A
10/26/2015	Robert W. Baird	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$111.00 -> $105.00	N/A

(Data available from 5/25/2015 forward)

Earnings History for Airgas (NYSE:ARG)

Earnings by Quarter for Airgas (NYSE:ARG)

Earnings History by Quarter for Airgas (NYSE:ARG)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
1/28/2016	Q316	$1.18	$1.19	$1.34 billion	$1.30 billion	View	N/A
10/27/2015	Q216	$1.29	$1.31	$1.38 billion	$1.40 billion	View	Listen
7/28/2015	Q116	$1.15	$1.16	$1.34 billion	$1.30 billion	View	Listen
4/30/2015	Q415	$1.14	$1.15	$1.31 million	$1.30 million	View	Listen
2/3/2015	Q315	$1.23	$1.23	$1.31 billion	$1.33 billion	View	Listen
10/23/2014	Q215	$1.29	$1.30	$1.33 billion	$1.36 billion	View	Listen
7/24/2014	Q115	$1.18	$1.18	$1.31 billion	$1.31 billion	View	Listen
5/1/2014	Q414	$1.20	$1.15	$1.29 billion	$1.27 billion	View	Listen
1/30/2014	Q314	$1.18	$1.18	$1.28 billion	$1.24 billion	View	N/A
7/25/2013	Q1 2014	$1.16	$1.14	$1.27 billion	$1.28 billion	View	N/A
5/2/2013	Q4 2013	$1.13	$1.14	$1.26 billion	$1.26 billion	View	N/A
1/24/2013	Q3 2013	$1.07	$1.04	$1.19 billion	$1.21 billion	View	N/A
10/23/2012		$1.06	$1.05			View	N/A
7/25/2012		$1.15	$1.13			View	N/A
5/3/2012		$1.06	$1.11			View	N/A
1/26/2012		$0.98	$0.97			View	N/A
10/27/2011		$1.02	$1.03			View	N/A
7/28/2011		$0.96	$0.99			View	N/A
5/5/2011		$0.85	$0.88			View	N/A
1/21/2011		$0.79	$0.80			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Airgas (NYSE:ARG)

2017 EPS Consensus Estimate: $5.36

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2017	5	$1.26	$1.42	$1.32
Q2 2017	1	$1.42	$1.42	$1.42
Q3 2017	1	$1.28	$1.28	$1.28
Q4 2017	1	$1.34	$1.34	$1.34

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Airgas (NYSE:ARG)

Most Recent Dividend:	3/31/2016
Dividend Yield:	0.00%
Dividend Growth:	-31.20% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	0.00% (Based on This Year's Estimates) 0.00% (Based on Next Year's Estimates)
Track Record:	14 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend Payments by Quarter for Airgas (NYSE:ARG)

Dividend History by Quarter for Airgas (NYSE:ARG)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
1/26/2016	quarterly	$0.60	1.73%	3/11/2016	3/15/2016	3/31/2016
11/18/2015	quarterly	$0.60	1.73%	12/10/2015	12/14/2015	12/29/2015
8/4/2015	quarterly	$0.60	2.33%	9/11/2015	9/15/2015	9/30/2015
4/7/2015	quarterly	$0.60	2.25%	6/11/2015	6/15/2015	6/30/2015
1/27/2015	quarterly	$0.55	1.96%	3/11/2015	3/13/2015	3/31/2015
11/18/2014	quarterly	$0.55	1.9%	12/10/2014	12/12/2014	12/29/2014
8/6/2014	quarterly	$0.55	2.03%	9/11/2014	9/15/2014	9/30/2014
5/1/2014	quarterly	$0.55	2.08%	6/11/2014	6/13/2014	6/30/2014
1/30/2014	quarterly	$0.48	1.82%	3/12/2014	3/14/2014	3/31/2014
11/11/2013	quarterly	$0.48	1.77%	12/10/2013	12/12/2013	12/27/2013
8/6/2013	quarterly	$0.48	1.82%	9/11/2013	9/13/2013	9/30/2013
5/2/2013	quarterly	$0.48	1.98%	6/12/2013	6/14/2013	6/28/2013
1/29/2013	quarterly	$0.40	1.69%	3/12/2013	3/14/2013	3/28/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for Airgas (NYSE:ARG)

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Airgas (NYSE:ARG)

Insider Trades by Quarter for Airgas (NYSE:ARG)

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
3/30/2016	Paula A Sneed	Director	Sell	3,520	$141.73	$498,889.60
3/9/2016	Andrew R Cichocki	SVP	Sell	9,648	$141.69	$1,367,025.12
3/8/2016	Ronald J Stark	VP	Sell	11,000	$141.59	$1,557,490.00
2/25/2016	Thomas S. Thoman	Insider	Sell	14,000	$141.58	$1,982,120.00
2/24/2016	Leslie J. Graff	VP	Sell	14,700	$141.40	$2,078,580.00
2/24/2016	Michael Molinini	CEO	Sell	30,000	$141.32	$4,239,600.00
2/17/2016	Martin J. Wehner	Insider	Sell	800	$140.90	$112,720.00
2/10/2016	Pamela J. Claypool	insider	Sell	100	$140.28	$14,028.00
2/3/2016	Douglas L. Jones	insider	Sell	4,000	$140.13	$560,520.00
12/23/2015	R. Jay Worley	SVP	Sell	2,500	$137.99	$344,975.00
9/15/2015	Charles E. Broadus, Jr.	insider	Sell	9,900	$94.05	$931,095.00
8/25/2015	Leslie J Graff	VP	Sell	6,500	$94.48	$614,120.00
8/18/2015	Robert M. Mclaughlin	CFO	Sell	23,500	$108.67	$2,553,745.00
8/13/2015	Lee M Thomas	Director	Sell	3,627	$105.13	$381,306.51
6/26/2015	Charles E Broadus Jr	Insider	Sell	8,500	$107.45	$913,325.00
6/3/2015	David M Stout	Director	Sell	4,850	$104.55	$507,067.50
2/18/2015	Terry L Lodge	Insider	Sell	13,200	$116.08	$1,532,256.00
2/6/2015	Thomas M Smyth	VP	Sell	5,200	$115.39	$600,028.00
12/22/2014	B Shaun Powers	Insider	Sell	34,100	$116.42	$3,969,922.00
11/25/2014	Thomas S Thoman	Insider	Sell	22,800	$116.89	$2,665,092.00
11/21/2014	Thomas S Thoman	Insider	Sell	7,500	$117.28	$879,600.00
10/31/2014	Robert A Dougherty	VP	Sell	14,000	$111.42	$1,559,880.00
9/26/2014	Leslie J Graff	VP	Sell	5,000	$112.26	$561,300.00
8/27/2014	Thomas M Smyth	VP	Sell	9,000	$109.84	$988,560.00
8/6/2014	Robert M Mclaughlin	CFO	Sell	24,000	$108.67	$2,608,080.00
6/10/2014	Michael Molinini	CEO	Sell	28,700	$109.06	$3,130,022.00
3/28/2014	Douglas Jones	Insider	Sell	6,000	$106.43	$638,580.00
3/26/2014	Paula Sneed	Director	Sell	4,242	$106.92	$453,554.64
3/21/2014	David Stout	Director	Sell	6,500	$107.83	$700,895.00
3/20/2014	Thomas Thoman	Insider	Sell	11,000	$107.00	$1,177,000.00
3/10/2014	David Stout	Director	Sell	4,000	$107.93	$431,720.00
3/6/2014	David Stout	Director	Sell	3,500	$108.16	$378,560.00
3/4/2014	Leslie Graff	VP	Sell	3,750	$107.40	$402,750.00
12/3/2013	Ellen Wolf	Director	Sell	16,056	$106.64	$1,712,211.84
10/30/2013	Thomas M Smyth	VP	Sell	10,000	$108.63	$1,086,300.00
9/19/2013	Robert Jr. Young	VP	Sell	12,238	$107.10	$1,310,689.80
9/19/2013	Robert Mclaughlin	CFO	Sell	23,300	$107.00	$2,493,100.00
8/7/2013	Terry Lodge	Insider	Sell	2,500	$105.89	$264,725.00
8/1/2013	Charles E Broadus Jr	Insider	Sell	3,600	$105.00	$378,000.00
5/31/2013	Ronald J Stark	VP	Sell	10,050	$103.49	$1,040,074.50
5/16/2013	Michael E Rohde	Insider	Sell	24,150	$100.26	$2,421,279.00
5/7/2013	David M Stout	Director	Sell	3,953	$98.14	$387,947.42

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Headline Trends for Airgas (NYSE:ARG) Latest Headlines for Airgas (NYSE:ARG)

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Date	Headline
	Airgas (ARG) Getting Very Positive News Coverage, AlphaOne Reports www.americanbankingnews.com - May 1 at 9:53 AM
	Airgas (ARG) Earning Somewhat Positive Media Coverage, Study Shows www.americanbankingnews.com - April 28 at 11:54 PM
	Airgas (ARG) Receiving Somewhat Positive Press Coverage, Report Shows www.americanbankingnews.com - April 21 at 10:43 AM
	5 Companies Hit Yearly Highs finance.yahoo.com - January 24 at 3:56 PM
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	Linde, Praxair agree $65 bn deal to create gas giant uk.finance.yahoo.com - January 19 at 2:17 AM
	U.S. Facing Whipped Cream Shortage Ahead of Holidays investorplace.com - December 20 at 2:15 PM
	Praxair, Linde AG Merger Could Create Largest Industrial Gas Company (PX) www.investopedia.com - August 18 at 3:42 PM