Air Products & Chemicals Inc.’s recently made public that its VP, Controller & PAO Kutz Jeffrey unloaded Company’s shares for reported $28327.0 on Dec 05 ’23. In the deal valued at $264.74 per share,107 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Kutz Jeffrey now holds 1,270 shares worth roughly $0.31 million.
Then, Ghasemi Seifi bought 11,000 shares, generating $2,908,620 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $264.42, the Chairman, Pres. and CEO now owns 670,673 shares.
Before that, Ghasemi Seifi bought 10,000 shares. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. shares valued at $2,523,400 were divested by the Chairman, Pres. and CEO at a price of $252.34 per share. As a result of the transaction, Ghasemi Seifi now holds 659,673 shares, worth roughly $162.19 million.
Wolfe Research initiated its Air Products & Chemicals Inc. [APD] rating to an Outperform in a research note published on March 01, 2024; the price target was $279. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Argus’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late February from “a Buy” to “a Hold”. TD Cowen also remained covering APD and reiterated its “an Outperform” recommendation on February 16, 2024. BofA Securities revised its rating on February 15, 2024. It rated APD as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of APD
On Friday, Air Products & Chemicals Inc. [NYSE:APD] saw its stock jump 0.89% to $245.87. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 4.15%. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. shares have fallen nearly -10.20% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -16.34% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $307.71 was reached on 01/02/24, a 52-week low of $212.24 was recorded on 02/06/24. SMA at 50 days reached $238.02, while 200 days put it at $265.64. A total of 1.48 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 1.81 million shares in the previous session.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For APD Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 244.17, which if violated will result in even more drops to 242.47. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 247.48. A further resistance level may holdings at 249.09. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 65.23, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 6.86, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 7.65%. Stochastics %K at 88.12% indicates the stock is a selling.
