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title: "Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD) shares fell 1.50% to $295.38 on Friday, marking its second consecutive day of losses. The stock is now 4.08% below its 52-week high of $307.96. In comparison, competitors like Linde PLC and Dow Inc. also saw declines, while LyondellBasell Industries Cl A rose 2.44%. Overall, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indices also experienced losses."
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# Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD) shed 1.50% to $295.38 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.24% to 7,408.50 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.07% to 49,526.17.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Air Products & Chemicals Inc. closed 4.08% below its 52-week high of $307.96, which the company achieved on May 13th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Linde PLC (LIN) fell 1.08% to $506.11, Dow Inc. (DOW) fell 0.08% to $38.75, and LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Cl A (LYB) rose 2.44% to $75.06.

Trading volume (1.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 15, 2026.

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