Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Forecast for APD Q1 Earnings

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) – Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a research report issued on Thursday, November 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the basic materials company will earn $3.06 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.14. The consensus estimate for Air Products and Chemicals’ current full-year earnings is $12.69 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Air Products and Chemicals’ Q2 2026 earnings at $3.06 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.24 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $12.97 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.40 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.35 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.50 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $14.12 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on APD. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Air Products and Chemicals from $345.00 to $330.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Argus upgraded shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $335.00 price target on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $325.00 to $308.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $315.83.

Air Products and Chemicals Trading Down 0.6%

NYSE APD opened at $258.21 on Monday. Air Products and Chemicals has a twelve month low of $235.55 and a twelve month high of $341.14. The business’s fifty day moving average is $268.22 and its 200 day moving average is $278.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The company has a market cap of $57.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.16 and a beta of 0.81.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported $3.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.38 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.18 billion. Air Products and Chemicals had a net margin of 12.86% and a return on equity of 15.11%. The company’s revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.56 earnings per share. Air Products and Chemicals has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.950-3.100 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 12.850-13.150 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Air Products and Chemicals

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. West Oak Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 12.2% during the second quarter. West Oak Capital LLC now owns 10,815 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $3,050,000 after acquiring an additional 1,180 shares in the last quarter. Chapin Davis Inc. raised its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 16.1% in the 2nd quarter. Chapin Davis Inc. now owns 11,157 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $3,147,000 after purchasing an additional 1,551 shares during the period. Revisor Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 110.4% in the 2nd quarter. Revisor Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,265 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $966,000 after purchasing an additional 1,713 shares during the period. Norden Group LLC boosted its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 167.3% during the second quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 5,800 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,636,000 after buying an additional 3,630 shares during the period. Finally, Aberdeen Group plc grew its stake in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 4.1% during the second quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 113,027 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $31,903,000 after buying an additional 4,492 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.66% of the company’s stock.

About Air Products and Chemicals

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.