New Buy Rating for Air Products and Chemicals (APD), the Basic Materials Giant

In a report released on October 10, James Hooper from Bernstein maintained a Buy rating on Air Products and Chemicals, with a price target of $320.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $257.08.

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According to TipRanks, Hooper is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 3.6% and a 58.33% success rate. Hooper covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as BASF SE, Linde, and Air Products and Chemicals.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Air Products and Chemicals is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $325.38, which is a 26.57% upside from current levels. In a report released on October 7, Citi also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $308.00 price target.

APD market cap is currently $57.21B and has a P/E ratio of 36.96.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 38 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of APD in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in August 2025, Victoria Brifo, the Exec VP, Chief HR Officer of APD sold 1,359.00 shares for a total of $397,344.42.