Citi analyst Patrick Cunningham, CFA maintains $Air Products & Chemicals (APD.US)$ with a buy rating, and adjusts the target price from $345 to $365.
According to TipRanks data, the analyst has a success rate of 63.9% and a total average return of 6.0% over the past year.
Furthermore, according to the comprehensive report, the opinions of $Air Products & Chemicals (APD.US)$'s main analysts recently are as follows:
The assumption is that there will be a gradual increase in earnings throughout the year, influenced by typical seasonal patterns, modest project ramps, and stabilization from the broader economic climate. Additionally, comments from Air Products regarding Louisiana indicate concrete potential progress towards project de-risking.
The company has undertaken measures to mitigate investor apprehensions, as revealed in their earnings conference call. Air Products has projected to achieve a positive free cash flow status by 2027, addressing a key issue regarding persistent negative cash flow generation within the industrial gas sector.
Although the baseline fiscal 2025 earnings forecasts are being adjusted downwards and there has been a reiteration of management's strategy, the relative outperformance of the stock suggests that the market may be factoring in enhanced prospects for activist achievements.
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花旗分析師Patrick Cunningham, CFA維持$Air Products & Chemicals (APD.US)$買入評級，並將目標價從345美元上調至365美元。
根據TipRanks數據顯示，該分析師近一年總勝率為63.9%，總平均回報率為6.0%。
此外，綜合報道，$Air Products & Chemicals (APD.US)$近期主要分析師觀點如下：
假設受典型的季節性模式、適度的項目增長以及整體經濟環境的穩定影響，全年收益將逐漸增加。此外，空氣產品公司對路易斯安那州的評論表明，在降低項目風險方面可能取得具體進展。
正如業績電話會議所透露的那樣，該公司已採取措施緩解投資者的擔憂。空氣產品公司預計，到2027年，將實現正自由現金流狀態，以解決工業氣體行業持續產生負現金流的關鍵問題。
儘管2025財年的基準收益預測正在向下調整，管理層也重申了戰略，但該股的相對跑贏大盤表明，市場可能考慮到了激進分子取得成就的前景增強。
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