Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD): Price and Financial Metrics
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)
Today's Latest Price: $294.49 USD
Updated Oct 20 7:00pm
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APD Stock Summary
- APD has a higher market value than 97.06% of US stocks; more precisely, its current market capitalization is $64,978,289,644.
- Air Products & Chemicals Inc's stock had its IPO on January 1, 1986, making it an older stock than 92.91% of US equities in our set.
- Of note is the ratio of Air Products & Chemicals Inc's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; 97.63% 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, SE, and ICE.
- Visit APD's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.airproducts.com.
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APD Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $294.49 | 52-week high | $310.73 |
| Prev. close | $294.16 | 52-week low | $167.43 |
| Day low | $294.10 | Volume | 535,503 |
| Day high | $297.38 | Avg. volume | 1,201,702 |
| 50-day MA | $295.05 | Dividend yield | 1.82% |
| 200-day MA | $252.07 | Market Cap | 65.05B |
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: |
| $294.49 | $19.35 | -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 the most conservative analysis suggests this stock will yield negative results -- and thus may be a potential short opportunity. 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 34.03% 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 89.73% 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 only 18.73% of them.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -94% |
| 1% | -93% |
| 2% | -93% |
| 3% | -93% |
| 4% | -93% |
| 5% | -93% |
Want more companies with a valuation profile/forecast similar to that of Air Products & Chemicals Inc? See CMCL, CX, GCP, OLN, and HNRG.
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