At the time of writing, Air Products & Chemicals Inc [APD] stock is trading at $259.74, up 0.37%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The APD shares have gain 7.07% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.13%, 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 September 12, 2025, when Argus upgraded its rating to a Buy. Previously, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on June 13, 2025, and set its price target to $355. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Underperform but stick to its price target of $282 on April 15, 2025. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $320 on February 07, 2025. BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating to Market Perform for this stock on February 07, 2025. In a note dated January 31, 2025, Bernstein upgraded an Outperform 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 $235.55 and $341.14. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $328.33 within the next 12 months. Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE: APD] shares were valued at $259.74 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 26.41% based on the average APD price forecast.
Analyzing the APD fundamentals
According to Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE:APD], the company’s sales were 12.04B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -0.65% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.31% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.01, Equity is -0.02 and Total Capital is -0.02. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.05.
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 256.25 points at the first support level, and at 252.75 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 261.99, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 264.23.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE:APD] has a current ratio of 1.38. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.20, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.44. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.80, the price to book ratio is 3.72.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Brifo Victoria, Exec VP, Chief HR Officer, that happened on Aug 05 ’25 when 1359.0 shares were sold. Officer, Brifo Victoria completed a deal on Aug 05 ’25 to buy 1359.0 shares. Meanwhile, Sr. VP, Glob Helium & Rare Gas Nelson Walter L. sold 589.0 shares on Mar 05 ’25.
