Rep. Julie Johnson Sells Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) Stock

Posted by Stuart Ham on Dec 19th, 2025

Representative Julie Johnson (D-Texas) recently sold shares of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD). In a filing disclosed on December 11th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Air Products and Chemicals stock on November 13th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “CHASE BROKERAGE ACCOUNT (3935)” account.

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Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) on 11/13/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) on 11/13/2025.

Air Products and Chemicals Stock Performance

NYSE APD opened at $244.00 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $252.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $274.27. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $229.11 and a fifty-two week high of $341.14. The company has a market cap of $54.31 billion, a P/E ratio of -137.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.38.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported $3.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.01. Air Products and Chemicals had a negative net margin of 3.28% and a positive return on equity of 15.18%. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.18 billion. Air Products and Chemicals’s quarterly revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.56 earnings per share. Air Products and Chemicals has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.950-3.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 12.850-13.150 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. will post 12.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Air Products and Chemicals Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be issued a $1.79 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $7.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Air Products and Chemicals’s payout ratio is -402.25%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Air Products and Chemicals

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in Air Products and Chemicals by 2.8% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 5,087 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,387,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd grew its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 53.9% in the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 24,283 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $6,622,000 after buying an additional 8,502 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 2.8% during the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 17,480 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $4,767,000 after acquiring an additional 482 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in Air Products and Chemicals in the third quarter valued at approximately $24,677,000. Finally, Maple Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 2.2% during the third quarter. Maple Capital Management Inc. now owns 74,420 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $20,296,000 after purchasing an additional 1,572 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.66% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on APD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $275.00 to $260.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Citigroup lowered Air Products and Chemicals from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $300.00 to $245.00 in a research note on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $255.00 price objective on Air Products and Chemicals in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 price target on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a report on Monday, December 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $292.47.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on APD

About Representative Johnson

Julie Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Julie Johnson earned a B.A. in history and government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Johnson’s career experience includes working as an attorney.

About Air Products and Chemicals

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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and syngas; and specialty gases for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, manufacturing, electronics, energy production, medical, food, and metals.