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Air Products and Chemicals Inc (APD) is a publicly traded specialty chemicals business based in the US which employs around 20,700 staff. Air Products and Chemicals is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars. Its current price of $318.26 is 8.3% up on its price a month ago ($293.83).
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Alternative ways to invest in Air Products and Chemicals
Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Air Products and Chemicals), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Air Products and Chemicals is a major part of the NYSE, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
| ETF | Icon | 5-year performance (to August 2024) | 1-year performance (to August 2024) | Link to invest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invesco S&P 500 (SPXP) |  | 94.07% | 22.23% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap (XSPX) |  | 93.77% | 22.24% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| iShares Core S&P 500 (CSP1) |  | 91.84% | 21.98% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| HSBC S&P 500 (HSPX) |  | 80.38% | 20.63% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| Vanguard S&P 500 (VUSA) |  | 79.29% | 20.60% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPX5) |  | 79.17% | 20.61% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
Is it a good time to buy Air Products and Chemicals stock?
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Technical analysis
View Air Products and Chemicals's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $318.26
| 1 week (2024-10-22) | -3.20% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-29) | 8.31% |
| 3 months (2024-07-29) | 22.68% |
| 6 months (2024-04-29) | 36.55% |
| 1 year (2023-10-29) | 19.07% |
| 2 years (2022-10-29) | 33.02% |
| 3 years (2021-10-29) | 16.74% |
| 5 years (2019-10-29) | 67.95% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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Is Air Products and Chemicals under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Air Products and Chemicals P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.
Air Products and Chemicals's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 28x. In other words, Air Products and Chemicals's shares trade at around 28x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, Air Products and Chemicals's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
Air Products and Chemicals's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.7606. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Air Products and Chemicals's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider Air Products and Chemicals's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
Air Products and Chemicals's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $0 billion (£0 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of Air Products and Chemicals's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
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- Freeport-McMoran Copper-and-Gold (FCX.US): USD$9.8 billion
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