Air Products & Chemicals APD
$304.84 −$4.65 (-1.50%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $304.84 0.00%
Open$302.36
Prev close$309.49
Day range$301.16 – $309.41
Volume1.08M
Market cap$67.88B
P/E (TTM)127.5
Dividend yield2.36%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership92.3%+0.31 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,964-1 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)45 buys / 5 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.12% of floatDays to cover 4.8 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share17.6%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$17.24M (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 34.4% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 1.76% to 2.12% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +453,747 | 0.2% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,137,491 | 4.0% |
| Viking Global Investors LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +636,256 | 2.1% |
| Millennium Management LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +425,030 | 0.4% |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +381,857 | 0.2% |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | Sovereign Wealth Fund | 2026/Q3 | +365,503 | 2.1% |
| AKO Capital LLP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +320,003 | 0.2% |
| Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +302,523 | 0.1% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +262,275 | 8.2% |
| Marshall Wace LLP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +255,198 | 0.3% |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +250,819 | 0.2% |
| J.P. Morgan Mansart Management Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +197,176 | 0.1% |
| Woodline Partners LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +182,297 | 0.1% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +175,207 | 0.1% |
| Citigroup Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +162,426 | 0.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Dennis Reilley | Independent Vice Chairman of Board | Other Derivative Acquisition | +17 | – | 2,717 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Andrew Evans | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +8 | – | 1,256 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Wayne Smith | Independent Chairperson | Other Derivative Acquisition | +33 | – | 5,252 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Alfred Stern | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +99 | – | 1,851 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Tonit Calaway | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +20 | – | 3,132 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Bhavesh Patel | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +138 | – | 2,106 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Howard Ungerleider | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +6 | – | 982 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Jessica Graziano | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +170 | – | 3,603 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Matthew Lepore | Executive VP, General Counsel, Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer | Sale to Issuer | -418 | $303.62 | 5,189 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Dennis Reilley | Independent Vice Chairman of Board | Other Derivative Acquisition | +17 | – | 2,699 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Andrew Evans | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +8 | – | 1,248 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Wayne Smith | Independent Chairperson | Other Derivative Acquisition | +34 | – | 5,218 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Alfred Stern | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +101 | – | 1,752 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Tonit Calaway | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +20 | – | 3,112 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Bhavesh Patel | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +141 | – | 1,968 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Howard Ungerleider | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +6 | – | 975 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Jessica Graziano | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +173 | – | 3,433 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Melissa Schaeffer | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -2,714 | $303.76 | 14,667 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Dennis Reilley | Independent Vice Chairman of Board | Other Derivative Acquisition | +16 | – | 2,681 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Andrew Evans | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +7 | – | 1,240 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 4,714,546 | 2.1% | 4.8 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 5,072,833 | 2.3% | 3.6 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 4,066,833 | 1.8% | 4.6 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 4,049,459 | 1.8% | 3.8 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 3,883,478 | 1.7% | 4.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 3,922,295 | 1.8% | 3.3 |
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