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

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

Air Products and Chemicals Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of APD traded up $6.09 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $307.83. The stock had a trading volume of 1,949,234 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,615,379. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $309.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $293.04. Air Products and Chemicals has a 12-month low of $212.24 and a 12-month high of $337.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.52. The firm has a market cap of $68.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.92, a P/E/G ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.84.

Air Products and Chemicals Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on APD shares. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Air Products and Chemicals from $323.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Redburn Atlantic raised shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $330.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $295.00 to $364.00 in a report on Monday, October 7th. StockNews.com raised Air Products and Chemicals from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Air Products and Chemicals from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $330.00 to $350.00 in a report on Tuesday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Air Products and Chemicals has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $332.71.

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.