Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.860-2.860 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.830. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Air Products and Chemicals also updated its Q1 guidance to $2.86 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. UBS Group raised shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, November 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Air Products and Chemicals from $350.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Air Products and Chemicals from $345.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Air Products and Chemicals from $295.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Air Products and Chemicals currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $332.71.

Air Products and Chemicals Stock Performance

APD stock traded up $6.09 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $307.83. The company had a trading volume of 1,949,234 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,615,379. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $309.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $293.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.46 billion, a PE ratio of 17.92, a P/E/G ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.84. Air Products and Chemicals has a fifty-two week low of $212.24 and a fifty-two week high of $337.00.

Air Products and Chemicals Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of $1.77 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $7.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.30%. Air Products and Chemicals’s payout ratio is currently 41.21%.

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.