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The price of Air Products & Chemicals Inc (NYSE: APD) closed at $275.38 in the last session, down -0.60% from day before closing price of $277.05. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.60 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.72 million shares were traded. APD stock price reached its highest trading level at $279.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $275.225.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at APD’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.85 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.01.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, RBC Capital Mkts on June 13, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $355.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Neutral to Underperform on April 15, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $282.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 05 ’25 when Nelson Walter L. sold 589 shares for $308.50 per share. The transaction valued at 181,706 led to the insider holds 719 shares of the business.
Nelson Walter L. bought 589 shares of APD for $181,706 on Mar 05 ’25. On Feb 20 ’25, another insider, Lefevere Kurt, who serves as the President, Asia of the company, sold 1,500 shares for $316.17 each. As a result, the insider received 474,255 and left with 1,462 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 61284167680 and an Enterprise Value of 78284726272. As of this moment, Air’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 9.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.512 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.186.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for APD is 0.87, which has changed by 0.012166023 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 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 1.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.59%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, APD traded on average about 1.25M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1011590 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 222.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 220.58M. Insiders hold about 0.88% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.56% stake in the company. Shares short for APD as of 1748563200 were 4220690 with a Short Ratio of 3.39, compared to 1745971200 on 4313946. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4220690 and a Short% of Float of 1.9.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for APD is 7.10, which was 7.1 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025627144The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.29. The current Payout Ratio is 40.94% for APD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-01 with an ex-dividend date of 1751328000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-10-03 when the company split stock in a 1081:1000 ratio.
