Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated

Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Near 52 Week High On Heavy Volume - Zibb.com

Nov 18, 2009 (Fresh Brewed Media via COMTEX) --

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE: APD) closed yesterday at $84.50. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $41.46 and 52-week high of $85.44. Air Products and Chemicals stock has been showing support around 83.17 and resistance in the 85.23 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives APD a neutral 3 STAR (out of 5) hold rating. APD appears on the Investors Observer Volume Leaders list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at a Jan '10 80 covered call (APD AP) for a net debit in the $78.30 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has a 59 day duration, provides 7.34% downside protection and a 2.17% assigned return rate for a 13.43% annualized return rate (comparison purposes only). Air Products and Chemicals has a current annual dividend yield of 2.16%.

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Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Picked Up 3% Yesterday And Trading With Bullish Technicals -

Oct 30, 2009 (Fresh Brewed Media via COMTEX) --

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE: APD) closed yesterday at $80.08. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $41.46 and 52-week high of $84.43. Air Products and Chemicals stock has been showing support around 77.81 and resistance in the 81.25 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives APD a neutral 3 STAR (out of 5) hold rating. APD appears on the Investors Observer Volume Leaders list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at a Dec '09 80 covered call (APD LP) for a net debit in the $76.88 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has a 50 day duration, provides 4.00% downside protection and a 4.06% assigned return rate for a 29.63% annualized return rate (comparison purposes only). Air Products and Chemicals has a current annual dividend yield of 2.23%.

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COIM USA to acquire polyurethane pre-polymers business of Air Products and Chemicals - Zibb.com

Oct 19, 2009 (Datamonitor Financial Deals Tracker via COMTEX) --

COIM USA, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire the polyurethane pre-polymers business, marketed under the Airthane(R) and Versathane(R) trade names, from Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

COIM USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of global polyurethane chemicals producer COIM SpA, while Air Products is a US-based producer of chemicals and industrial gases for the industrial, energy, technology, and healthcare markets.

Deal Type    Acquisition
Sub-Category Asset Purchase
Deal Status  Announced: 2009-10-19

Target (Company)   Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. - Polyurethane Pre-Polymers Business
Acquirer (Company) COIM USA, Inc.
Vendor (Company)   Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

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Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Closed At 52 Week High With Bullish Technicals - Zibb.com

Oct 16, 2009 (Fresh Brewed Media via COMTEX) --

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE: APD) closed yesterday at $83.95. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $41.46 and 52-week high of $83.95. Air Products and Chemicals stock has been showing support around 82.34 and resistance in the 84.76 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives APD a neutral 3 STAR (out of 5) hold rating. APD appears on the Investors Observer Volume Leaders list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at a Dec '09 80 covered call (APD LP) for a net debit in the $77.85 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has a 64 day duration, provides 7.27% downside protection and a 2.76% assigned return rate for a 15.75% annualized return rate (comparison purposes only). Air Products and Chemicals has a current annual dividend yield of 2.19%.

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Companies: Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (APD)

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