We're taking a closer look at Air Products and Chemicals today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 0.8% compared to 1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally.
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Air Products and Chemicals has moved -14.0% over the last year compared to 14.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -28.0%
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APD has an average analyst rating of buy and is -11.55% away from its mean target price of $308.24 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $10.31
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Air Products and Chemicals has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $14.2 and its forward P/E ratio is 19.2
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APD has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.08, which shows the company is potentially overvalued when we factor growth into the price to earnings calculus.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 4.23 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Air Products and Chemicals is part of the Industrials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 20.49 and an average P/B of 3.78
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Air Products and Chemicals has on average reported free cash flows of $-721033333.3 over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -15.2%