Research Analysts Offer Predictions for APD Q1 Earnings

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) – Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Air Products and Chemicals in a research report issued on Monday, November 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $2.83 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.33. The consensus estimate for Air Products and Chemicals’ current full-year earnings is $12.83 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Air Products and Chemicals’ Q2 2025 earnings at $3.12 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.60 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $12.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.20 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Redburn Atlantic raised shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $330.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, October 25th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $300.00 to $323.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $291.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Vertical Research upgraded shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $336.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $307.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $328.18.

Air Products and Chemicals Price Performance

NYSE APD opened at $311.13 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $69.17 billion, a PE ratio of 18.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.81. Air Products and Chemicals has a 52 week low of $212.24 and a 52 week high of $332.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $302.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $278.09.

Institutional Trading of Air Products and Chemicals

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sei Investments Co. raised its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 18.0% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 76,476 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $18,526,000 after purchasing an additional 11,691 shares during the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals in the 1st quarter worth about $754,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 23.0% in the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 294,642 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $71,383,000 after purchasing an additional 55,103 shares during the last quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 245.4% in the 1st quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 5,202 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,260,000 after purchasing an additional 3,696 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Maple Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Air Products and Chemicals by 34.4% in the 1st quarter. Maple Capital Management Inc. now owns 59,991 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $14,534,000 after buying an additional 15,353 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.66% of the company’s stock.

About Air Products and Chemicals

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.