Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. $APD Shares Bought by Capital Analysts LLC

Capital Analysts LLC grew its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) by 4.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 47,661 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,007 shares during the quarter. Capital Analysts LLC’s holdings in Air Products and Chemicals were worth $11,773,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 3,233.3% during the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 100 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Caitlin John LLC acquired a new position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. 81.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America lifted their price target on Air Products and Chemicals from $280.00 to $303.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Air Products and Chemicals from $338.00 to $341.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Mizuho set a $345.00 price objective on Air Products and Chemicals in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Air Products and Chemicals from $290.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Air Products and Chemicals from $285.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Air Products and Chemicals currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $323.12.

Air Products and Chemicals Stock Performance

APD opened at $282.68 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $62.95 billion, a PE ratio of 29.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $293.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $275.91. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $229.11 and a fifty-two week high of $307.96.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The basic materials company reported $3.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.06 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $3.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.07 billion. Air Products and Chemicals had a return on equity of 16.11% and a net margin of 16.91%.The company’s revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.69 EPS. Air Products and Chemicals has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.000-13.250 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.250-3.350 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. will post 13.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Air Products and Chemicals Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be given a $1.81 dividend. This represents a $7.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 1st. Air Products and Chemicals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 76.61%.

Insider Activity at Air Products and Chemicals

In other news, CFO Melissa N. Schaeffer sold 2,714 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $303.76, for a total value of $824,404.64. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,317,037.12. This trade represents a 16.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.88% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Air Products and Chemicals Profile

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc is a global supplier of industrial gases and related equipment and services, headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company produces and delivers atmospheric gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon, as well as specialty and process gases used across a wide range of industrial applications. Air Products designs, builds and operates gas production facilities, merchant distribution networks and on-site gas systems for customers that require reliable, high-purity gases and integrated supply solutions.

The company’s product and service portfolio includes packaged and bulk gas supply, pipeline distribution, on-site generation, gas handling and storage equipment, and engineered systems for gas liquefaction and purification.