Stock Research: Air Products and Chemicals

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Air Products and Chemicals

NYQ:APD US0091581068
16
  • Value
    23
  • Growth
    53
  • Safety
    Safety
    1
  • Combined
    10
  • Sentiment
    65
  • 360° View
    360° View
    16
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Company Description

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is an industrial gases company serving energy, environmental, and emerging markets. It provides industrial gases, related equipment, and application expertise to various industries including refining, chemicals, and electronics. The company operates in approximately 50 countries. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $63,792 million, profits of $3,932 million, and revenue of $12,101 million, with 21850 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 16 (better than 16% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Air Products and Chemicals are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Air Products and Chemicals. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 53, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 53% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 65, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 65% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 23, which means that the share price of Air Products and Chemicals is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 77% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 1, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 99% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
23 17 19 12
Growth
53 61 80 10
Safety
Safety
1 33 46 74
Sentiment
65 59 73 24
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16 23 63 16
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
45 50 47 35
Opinions Change
65 14 62 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 85 56 36
Market Pulse
39 66 76 31
Sentiment
65 59 73 24
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
23 17 19 12
Growth
53 61 80 10
Safety Safety
1 33 46 74
Combined
10 16 44 20
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
9 14 5 7
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
26 20 25 14
Price vs. Book (P/B)
17 18 25 34
Dividend Yield
75 72 77 70
Value
23 17 19 12
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
64 78 96 49
Profit Growth
100 38 77 31
Capital Growth
1 15 41 26
Stock Returns
39 89 34 28
Growth
53 61 80 10
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
37 38 61 77
Refinancing
15 10 12 28
Liquidity
4 90 76 82
Safety Safety
1 33 46 74

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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