A share price of Air Products & Chemicals Inc [APD] is currently trading at $283.29, up 1.65%. 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 3.18% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.04%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Underperform on April 15, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $282. On February 07, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $320 on the stock. BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Market Perform. Bernstein upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $375 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 31, 2025. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on January 27, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $350. In a note dated January 24, 2025, Barclays upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $315 to $365.
Air Products & Chemicals Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $243.69 and $341.14. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $324 within the next 12 months. Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE: APD] shares were valued at $283.29 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.37% based on the average APD price forecast.
Analyzing the APD fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE:APD] were 12.02B which represents -0.50% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.32% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.12.
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 278.68 points at the first support level, and at 274.06 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 285.77, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 288.24.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE:APD] is 1.00. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.85, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.29. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.24, the price to book ratio is 4.29 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 41.17.
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.
