Air Products & Chemicals Inc [APD] stock is trading at $242.25, down -1.13%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The APD shares have gain 4.98% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.59%, 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 December 15, 2025, when Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $245 for it. Previously, UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral on December 12, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $250. On September 12, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy. RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning an Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $355 on June 13, 2025. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Underperform for this stock on April 15, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $282. In a note dated February 07, 2025, JP Morgan downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $345 to $320.
Air Products & Chemicals Inc [APD] stock has fluctuated between $229.11 and $341.14 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $286.67 within the next 12 months. Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE: APD] shares were valued at $242.25 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 18.34% based on the average APD price forecast.
Analyzing the APD fundamentals
Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE:APD] reported sales of 12.04B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -0.63%. 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 -0.03 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 1.22.
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 239.02 points at the first support level, and at 235.79 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 245.36, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 248.47.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Air Products & Chemicals Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.38. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.20, and the Cash Ratio is 0.44. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.48, the price to book ratio is 3.59.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Brifo Victoria, Officer, that happened on Nov 25 ’25 when 949.0 shares were purchased. Director, Evans Andrew W completed a deal on Apr 02 ’25 to buy 5.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Evans Andrew W sold 5.0 shares on Apr 03 ’25.
