Wall Street expects a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when Air Products and Chemicals (APD) reports results for the quarter ended December 2023. While this widely-known consensus outlook is important in gauging the company's earnings picture, a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates. The earnings report, which is expected to be released on February 5, 2024, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers a ...