At the time of writing, Air Products & Chemicals Inc [APD] stock is trading at $338.07, up 0.84%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The APD shares have gain 3.51% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 16.56%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE: APD] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 31, 2025, when Bernstein upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $375 for it. Previously, BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral on January 27, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $350. On January 24, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $365 on the stock. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight. UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy but $375 remained the price target by the analyst firm on November 18, 2024. Redburn Atlantic upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on October 25, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $330. In a note dated October 07, 2024, Vertical Research upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $336.
For the past year, the stock price of Air Products & Chemicals Inc fluctuated between $212.24 and $338.00. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $354.14 within the next 12 months. Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE: APD] shares were valued at $338.07 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.75% based on the average APD price forecast.
Analyzing the APD fundamentals
According to Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE:APD], the company’s sales were 12.10B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -0.10% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.32% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.37%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.4%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.32%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.25 and Total Capital is 0.13. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.87.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 331.81 points at the first support level, and at 325.54 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 341.72, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 345.36.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE:APD] has a current ratio of 1.52. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.34, while the Cash Ratio is 0.71. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.21, the price to book ratio is 4.41 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.67.
