This is why Air Products & Chemicals Inc (APD) Stock is one of the options for the Longer run

Nora Barnes

Air Products & Chemicals Inc [APD] stock prices are up 1.36% to $261.87 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The APD shares have gain 5.24% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.45%, 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 December 19, 2025, when Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $250 for it. Previously, Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral on December 15, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $245. On December 12, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $250 on the stock. Argus upgraded its rating to a Buy. RBC Capital Mkts initiated its recommendation with an Outperform and recommended $355 as its price target on June 13, 2025. In a note dated April 15, 2025, BofA Securities downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $282.

The stock price of Air Products & Chemicals Inc [APD] has been fluctuating between $229.11 and $341.14 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $280 within the next 12 months. Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE: APD] shares were valued at $261.87 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.92% based on the average APD price forecast.

Analyzing the APD fundamentals

The Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE:APD] reported sales of 12.04B for trailing twelve months, representing 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 1.23.

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 257.14 points at the first support level, and at 252.42 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 264.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 267.50.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE:APD]’s Current Ratio is 1.38. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.20 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.44. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.84, the price to book ratio is 3.88.

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.

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