After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Air Products to Highlight its Freshline® Food Solutions and New Smart Technology Offering at the Seafood Expo North America.
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Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Specialty Chemicals industry segment, falling under the Basic Materials sector. The current market capitalization of Air Products & Chemicals Inc. is $54.04B. A total of 0.93 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.81M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Kutz Jeffrey sold 107 shares of APD for 264.74 per share on Dec 05 ’23. After the transaction, the VP, Controller & PAO now owns 1,270 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 13 ’23, Ghasemi Seifi bought 11,000 shares at 264.42 per share. APD shares that Chairman, Pres. and CEO owns now total 670,673.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Ghasemi Seifi acquired of 10,000 shares on Nov 08 ’23 at a per-share price of $252.34. This resulted in the Chairman, Pres. and CEO holding 659,673 shares of APD after the transaction.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. pays an annual dividend of $7.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.88%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.24. APD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/28/2024 when it declared a $1.77 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/13/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/12/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 12/29/2023. The APD stock dividend was $1.75 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, APD has a high of $307.71 and a low of $212.24.
As of this writing, APD has an earnings estimate of $2.7 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.78 per share and a lower estimate of $2.6. The company reported an EPS of $3.15 in the last quarter, which was 1.00% higher than expectations of $3.12.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for APD is Buy with a score of 3.90.
