MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH Purchases Shares of 4,358 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. $APD

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH acquired a new position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 4,358 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,229,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Air Products and Chemicals by 14.5% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,260 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $945,000 after acquiring an additional 412 shares during the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Air Products and Chemicals during the 4th quarter worth about $245,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 3,560.0% during the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 183 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Aberdeen Group plc raised its holdings in Air Products and Chemicals by 70.1% in the first quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 108,535 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $31,701,000 after buying an additional 44,713 shares during the period. Finally, Ethic Inc. lifted its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 0.8% during the first quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 15,694 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $4,605,000 after buying an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.66% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on APD. UBS Group downgraded shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the company from $310.00 to $250.00 in a research note on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Air Products and Chemicals from $275.00 to $260.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on Air Products and Chemicals from $375.00 to $325.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Air Products and Chemicals from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Air Products and Chemicals currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $302.67.

Air Products and Chemicals Trading Down 0.3%

NYSE:APD opened at $243.00 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $54.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -136.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 0.85. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has a one year low of $229.11 and a one year high of $341.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.38. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $254.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $275.14.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported $3.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.01. Air Products and Chemicals had a positive return on equity of 15.18% and a negative net margin of 3.28%.The company had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.18 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.56 EPS. Air Products and Chemicals’s revenue for the quarter was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. Air Products and Chemicals has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.950-3.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 12.850-13.150 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. will post 12.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Air Products and Chemicals Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of $1.79 per share. This represents a $7.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. Air Products and Chemicals’s dividend payout ratio is -402.25%.

Air Products and Chemicals Profile

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.