At the time of writing, Air Products & Chemicals Inc [APD] stock is trading at $310.96, down -0.20%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The APD shares have lost -0.46% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -7.36%, and not 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 February 07, 2025, when JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $320 from $345. Previously, BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating to Market Perform on February 07, 2025. On January 31, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $375 on the stock. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $350 on January 27, 2025. Barclays upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $365 on January 24, 2025. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on January 14, 2025. In a note dated November 18, 2024, UBS upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $375.
For the past year, the stock price of Air Products & Chemicals Inc fluctuated between $227.53 and $341.14. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $364 within the next 12 months. Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE: APD] shares were valued at $310.96 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.06% based on the average APD price forecast.
Analyzing the APD fundamentals
According to Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE:APD], the company’s sales were 12.03B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -2.20% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.33% 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 0.24 and Total Capital is 0.13. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.9.
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 308.42 points at the first support level, and at 305.88 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 313.07, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 315.18.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE:APD] has a current ratio of 1.11. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.96, while the Cash Ratio is 0.38. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.75, the price to book ratio is 4.14 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.06.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Nelson Walter L., Sr. VP, Glob Helium & Rare Gas, that happened on Mar 05 ’25 when 589.0 shares were sold. Officer, Nelson Walter L. completed a deal on Mar 05 ’25 to buy 589.0 shares. Meanwhile, President, Asia Lefevere Kurt sold 1500.0 shares on Feb 20 ’25.
