Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.27 EPS

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The basic materials company reported $2.86 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.13 by ($0.27), Zacks reports. Air Products and Chemicals had a return on equity of 16.34% and a net margin of 31.64%. Air Products and Chemicals updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 2.750-2.850 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 12.700-13.000 EPS.

Air Products and Chemicals Price Performance

NYSE APD traded down $14.25 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $313.88. 983,483 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,807,304. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $310.30 and its 200-day moving average is $300.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The company has a market capitalization of $69.80 billion, a PE ratio of 18.28, a PEG ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 0.85. Air Products and Chemicals has a 52-week low of $213.80 and a 52-week high of $341.14.

Air Products and Chemicals Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a $1.79 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. This is a positive change from Air Products and Chemicals’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.77. This represents a $7.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.28%. Air Products and Chemicals’s payout ratio is currently 41.21%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on APD. Redburn Atlantic raised Air Products and Chemicals from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $330.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. UBS Group raised their price target on Air Products and Chemicals from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $320.00 price objective (down previously from $345.00) on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a report on Friday. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $345.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Bank of America downgraded Air Products and Chemicals from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $350.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $339.94.

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.