Air Products and Chemicals Stock News

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. , Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Air Products (NYSE:APD) today declared a quarterly dividend of $1.77 per share of common stock.

Dividends are a key way these three companies pass along profits to their shareholders.

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. , Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE:APD) today issued the following statement regarding the nomination of director candidates by Mantle Ridge for election to the Air Products Board of Directors at the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting: Air Products' Board of Directors has received Mantle Ridge's nomination notice and director nominees.

Mantle Ridge has nominated nine directors to replace the board at Air Products and Chemicals , with the activist investor pushing the industrial gases maker to name a new CEO, shift its capital allocation and abandon riskier projects.

Air Products and Chemicals is a high-quality industrial gases company with a strong balance sheet, consistent dividend growth, and a sustainability-driven growth strategy. Valuation analysis suggests APD is rarely cheap, with a current PEG ratio around 2.4x, making it a favorable long-term investment despite a high P/E ratio. For swing traders, an entry below 20x earnings is ideal, while long-t...

Bob Patel and Alfred Stern, seasoned executives with experience leading major publicly listed industrial companies, to stand for election at Air Products' 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Patel, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of W.R. Grace and LyondellBasell and former President of Standard Industries, brings 35 years of global chemicals and materials industry experience in senior manu...

Shares of Air Products and Chemicals have shown mixed performance, with recent improvements driven by better results and activist pressure, but now appear fairly valued. APD's Q4 results showed a 13% EPS increase despite flat revenue, driven by margin expansion and operational efficiencies, with regional performance varying meaningfully. Management's guidance for fiscal 2025 is cautious, with a...

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 7, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Eric Guter - IR Seifi Ghasemi - Chairman, President and CEO Melissa Schaeffer - CFO Sean Major - EVP, General Counsel and Secretary Conference Call Participants John McNulty - BMO Capital Markets Jeff Zekauskas - JPMorgan Patrick Cunningham - Citi Steve Byrne - Bank of ...