

Q3 showed stronger profitability, with adjusted operating margin up 110 bps and EPS rising 12%, supporting higher full-year guidance. The new CEO is reshaping the energy-transition portfolio, exiting weaker projects and prioritizing investments with higher returns and better capital efficiency. Lower CAPEX and a $3 billion industrial-gas backlog should improve free cash flow and reduce dependence on large-scale transition projects.

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC lessened its position in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD) by 3.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 209,608 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 8,438 shares during the

APD's 25% rally is backed by high-return projects, productivity gains, forecast-topping earnings and raised fiscal 2026 guidance.

Connor Clark and Lunn Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new position in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 3,111 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $912,000. Other institutional investors and

Investors interested in stocks from the Chemical - Diversified sector have probably already heard of Akzo Nobel NV (AKZOY) and Air Products and Chemicals (APD). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?

Here is how Air Products and Chemicals (APD) and Avient (AVNT) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

APD's earnings outlook, high-return projects and productivity initiatives are fueling momentum, with guidance raised for fiscal 2026.

Barrow Hanley Mewhinney and Strauss LLC cut its holdings in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD) by 6.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,044,182 shares of the basic materials company's stock