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After finishing at $260.86 in the prior trading day, Air Products & Chemicals Inc (NYSE: APD) closed at $262.0, up 0.44%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.34 million shares were traded. APD stock price reached its highest trading level at $266.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $258.0501.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of APD by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.12 and its Current Ratio is at 1.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.18 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.10.
On June 13, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $355.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 05 ’25 when Brifo Victoria sold 1,359 shares for $292.38 per share. The transaction valued at 397,344 led to the insider holds 8,686 shares of the business.
Brifo Victoria bought 1,359 shares of APD for $397,344 on Aug 05 ’25. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, Nelson Walter L., who serves as the Sr. VP, Glob Helium & Rare Gas of the company, sold 589 shares for $308.50 each. As a result, the insider received 181,706 and left with 719 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, APD now has a Market Capitalization of 58309050368 and an Enterprise Value of 76578856960. As of this moment, Air’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 9.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.351 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.527.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for APD is 0.83, which has changed by -0.19804102 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13724327 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, APD has reached a high of $341.14, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $243.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.38%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 941.04K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1015250 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 222.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 221.38M. Insiders hold about 0.53% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.82% stake in the company. Shares short for APD as of 1759190400 were 6214185 with a Short Ratio of 6.60, compared to 1756425600 on 5145925. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6214185 and a Short% of Float of 2.7999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, APD’s forward annual dividend rate was 7.12, compared to 7.14 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027294336. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.34. . The current Payout Ratio is 40.94% for APD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-01 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-10-03 when the company split stock in a 1081:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Air Products & Chemicals Inc (APD) is currently being evaluated by a team of 17.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.1, with high estimates of $3.22 and low estimates of $3.01.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $12.09 and $11.79 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.99. EPS for the following year is $12.92, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $13.35 and $12.19.
Revenue Estimates
15 analysts predict $3.18B in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.33B to a low estimate of $3.04B. As of . The current estimate, Air Products & Chemicals Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.19BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.09B. There is a high estimate of $3.17B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.02B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for APD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.2B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.77B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.01B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.1BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.56B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.96B and the low estimate is $12.27B.
