Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 11.850-12.150 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 12.510. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Air Products and Chemicals also updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 2.900-3.000 EPS.

Air Products and Chemicals Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of Air Products and Chemicals stock opened at $271.28 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $285.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $304.42. Air Products and Chemicals has a 12-month low of $233.52 and a 12-month high of $341.14. The company has a market capitalization of $60.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The basic materials company reported $2.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.13 by ($0.27). Air Products and Chemicals had a return on equity of 15.78% and a net margin of 31.88%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Air Products and Chemicals will post 12.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lowered shares of Air Products and Chemicals from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Air Products and Chemicals to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $370.00 to $335.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $373.00 to $345.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Air Products and Chemicals has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $332.18.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Walter L. Nelson sold 589 shares of Air Products and Chemicals stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.50, for a total transaction of $181,706.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 719 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $221,811.50. The trade was a 45.03 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Kurt Lefevere sold 1,500 shares of Air Products and Chemicals stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $316.17, for a total transaction of $474,255.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 1,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $462,240.54. This trade represents a 50.64 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,500 shares of company stock valued at $4,842,604. 0.41% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Air Products and Chemicals

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Air Products and Chemicals stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) by 14.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,260 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 412 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Air Products and Chemicals were worth $945,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Institutional investors own 81.66% of the company’s stock.

Air Products and Chemicals Company Profile

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and syngas; and specialty gases for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, manufacturing, electronics, energy production, medical, food, and metals.