The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Air Products & Chemicals Inc shares valued at $181,706 were sold by Nelson Walter L. on Mar 05 ’25. At $308.50 per share, Nelson Walter L. sold 589 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 719 shares worth approximately $0.2 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Nelson Walter L. purchased 589 shares, netting a total of over 181,706 in proceeds.
Before that, Lefevere Kurt had sold 1,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $474,255, the President, Asia traded Air Products & Chemicals Inc shares for $316.17 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,500 shares, worth approximately $0.41 million.
As published in their initiating research note from RBC Capital Mkts on June 13, 2025, Air Products & Chemicals Inc [APD] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $355. As of April 15, 2025, BofA Securities has decreased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Underperform” for APD. Earlier on February 07, 2025, JP Morgan downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for APD stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing APD Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Air Products & Chemicals Inc [NYSE: APD] rose 0.35% to $283.0. The stock’s lowest price that day was $280.96, but it reached a high of $283.34 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.77%. Over the course of the year, Air Products & Chemicals Inc shares have jumped approximately 4.47%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $341.14 on 02/04/25 and a 52-week low of $243.69 on 04/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Air Products & Chemicals Inc (APD)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 281.53, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 280.05. In the upper region, resistance lies at 283.91. The next price resistance is at 284.81. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.38 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Air Products & Chemicals Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Air Products & Chemicals Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.22 million shares to 4.54 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 4.75 million shares. A decline of -4.82% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.04 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.04.
Which companies own the most shares of Air Products & Chemicals Inc (APD)?
In terms of Air Products & Chemicals Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 324 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.89% from the previous closing price of $282.0. Analysts anticipate Air Products & Chemicals Inc stock to reach 324 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 324. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Air Products & Chemicals Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025.
