Is Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE: APD) Still On The Rise?

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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Specialty Chemicals industry segment, falling under the Basic Materials sector. The current market capitalization of Air Products & Chemicals Inc. is $61.91B. A total of 1.11 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.81M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Kutz Jeffrey sold 107 shares of APD for 264.74 per share on Dec 05 ’23. After the transaction, the VP, Controller & PAO now owns 1,270 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 13 ’23, Ghasemi Seifi bought 11,000 shares at 264.42 per share. APD shares that Chairman, Pres. and CEO owns now total 670,673.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Ghasemi Seifi acquired of 10,000 shares on Nov 08 ’23 at a per-share price of $252.34. This resulted in the Chairman, Pres. and CEO holding 659,673 shares of APD after the transaction.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. pays an annual dividend of $7.04, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.53%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.20. APD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 10/1/2024 when it declared a $1.77 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/12/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/12/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 7/1/2024. The APD stock dividend was $1.77 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, APD has a high of $307.71 and a low of $212.24.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. APD’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $5.80B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $8.22B in debt and $2.80B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $67.94, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $14.09B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for APD is Buy with a score of 3.84.

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