Analyst Expects Air Products & Chemicals Inc (NYSE: APD) To Make Big Moves

After Hours

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.

Stocks Info

As a NYSE listed company, APD falls under the Basic Materials sector while operating within the Specialty Chemicals industry segment. The current market capitalization of Air Products & Chemicals Inc is $65.48B. A total of 1.04 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.28M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Nelson Walter L. sold 589 shares of APD for 308.50 per share on Mar 05 ’25. After the transaction, the Sr. VP, Glob Helium & Rare Gas now owns 719 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 05 ’25, Nelson Walter L. bought 589 shares at 308.50 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Lefevere Kurt disposed of 1,500 shares on Feb 20 ’25 at a per-share price of $316.17. This resulted in the President, Asia holding 1,462 shares of APD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Cogut Charles I bought 8,220 shares at $314.43 per share on Feb 20 ’25.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Air Products & Chemicals Inc pays an annual dividend of $7.12, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.42%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 42.76.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, APD has a high of $341.14 and a low of $243.69.

As of this writing, APD has an earnings estimate of $3.0 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.31 per share and a lower estimate of $2.9.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s 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 $66.07, 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 4.13.

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