Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD): Price and Financial Metrics
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)
Today's Latest Price: $278.29 USD
Updated Oct 29 3:30pm
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APD Stock Summary
- Air Products & Chemicals Inc's market capitalization of $60,299,746,760 is ahead of 96.82% of US-listed equities.
- APD's went public 34.85 years ago, making it older than 92.89% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
- Of note is the ratio of Air Products & Chemicals Inc's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; 97.68% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to APD, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are FISV, NOC, GS, ICE, and GD.
- APD's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Air Products & Chemicals Inc's official web site, go to www.airproducts.com.
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APD Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $278.29 | 52-week high | $310.73 |
| Prev. close | $272.98 | 52-week low | $167.43 |
| Day low | $271.27 | Volume | 511,919 |
| Day high | $279.65 | Avg. volume | 1,180,621 |
| 50-day MA | $294.91 | Dividend yield | 1.96% |
| 200-day MA | $253.94 | Market Cap | 61.47B |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) Company Bio
Air Products & Chemicals is a leading industrial gases company. The company provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and related equipment to manufacturing markets including metals, food and beverage, refining and petrochemical, and natural gas liquefaction. Air Products' materials technologies segment serves the semiconductor, polyurethanes, cleaning and coatings, and adhesives industries. The company was founded in 1940 and is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
APD Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $278.29 | $19.6 | -93% |
Below please find a table outlining a discounted cash flow forecast for APD, in which we model out valuation assuming a variety of terminal growth rates. To summarize, we found that Air Products & Chemicals Inc ranked in the 8th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that all scenearios modelled for this stock suggest it is overvalued. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for APD, they are:
- APD's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 2%; for context, that number is higher than 32.99% of tickers in our DCF set.
- Air Products & Chemicals Inc's interest coverage rate -- a measure of gross earnings relative to interest payments -- comes in at 25.08. This coverage rate is greater than that of 89.46% of stocks we're observing for the purpose of forecasting via discounted cash flows.
- Relative to other stocks in its sector (Basic Materials), Air Products & Chemicals Inc has a reliance on debt greater than merely 19.18% of them.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -93% |
| 1% | -93% |
| 2% | -93% |
| 3% | -93% |
| 4% | -93% |
| 5% | -93% |
For other companies in the Basic Materials that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as APD, try CX, GCP, HNRG, OLN, and CMCL.
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