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

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The basic materials company reported $2.86 earnings per share (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

Shares of Air Products and Chemicals stock traded down $5.75 on Thursday, reaching $327.40. 1,323,423 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,792,240. Air Products and Chemicals has a one year low of $213.07 and a one year high of $341.14. The firm has a market cap of $72.81 billion, a PE ratio of 19.06, a P/E/G ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 0.85. 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’s 50 day moving average is $310.40 and its 200-day moving average is $300.66.

Air Products and Chemicals Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 12th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be issued a $1.79 dividend. This is a positive change from Air Products and Chemicals’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.77. This represents a $7.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. Air Products and Chemicals’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APD has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $308.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. 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. Barclays raised Air Products and Chemicals from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $315.00 to $365.00 in a report on Friday, January 24th. Redburn Atlantic raised shares of Air Products and Chemicals from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $330.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $345.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Air Products and Chemicals currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $340.50.

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.