Banque Transatlantique SA Has $1.48 Million Holdings in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. $APD

Banque Transatlantique SA lessened its holdings in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) by 65.4% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 5,204 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 9,845 shares during the period. Banque Transatlantique SA’s holdings in Air Products and Chemicals were worth $1,476,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in APD. West Oak Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 12.2% in the 2nd quarter. West Oak Capital LLC now owns 10,815 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,050,000 after acquiring an additional 1,180 shares in the last quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. boosted its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 1.8% during the second quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 74,225 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $20,936,000 after purchasing an additional 1,300 shares during the last quarter. Revisor Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Air Products and Chemicals by 110.4% during the second quarter. Revisor Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,265 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $966,000 after purchasing an additional 1,713 shares during the last quarter. Chapin Davis Inc. grew its stake in Air Products and Chemicals by 16.1% in the second quarter. Chapin Davis Inc. now owns 11,157 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,147,000 after purchasing an additional 1,551 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in shares of Air Products and Chemicals by 10.4% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 57,639 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $16,258,000 after purchasing an additional 5,430 shares during the last quarter. 81.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on APD shares. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a research note on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Air Products and Chemicals from $275.00 to $260.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $335.00 target price on shares of Air Products and Chemicals in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $255.00 price target on Air Products and Chemicals in a report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $302.67.

Air Products and Chemicals Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of APD stock opened at $243.00 on Friday. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has a 12-month low of $229.11 and a 12-month high of $341.14. The company has a market capitalization of $54.09 billion, a PE ratio of -136.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.86. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $254.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $275.11. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported $3.39 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.56 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. 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, analysts predict that Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. will post 12.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Air Products and Chemicals Dividend Announcement

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

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.