Notis McConarty Edward Purchases 296 Shares of AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Notis McConarty Edward lifted its position in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 37,329 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 296 shares during the quarter. AptarGroup comprises 2.8% of Notis McConarty Edward’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Notis McConarty Edward owned approximately 0.06% of AptarGroup worth $5,839,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ATR. Simplex Trading LLC boosted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 107.4% during the first quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 281.9% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 317 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 164.8% during the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 331 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 116.9% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 603 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $89,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares in the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ATR has been the topic of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Weiss Ratings cut AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $172.00 price objective (down previously from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, KeyCorp assumed coverage on AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $182.00.

AptarGroup Stock Up 0.8%

ATR stock opened at $131.57 on Thursday. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 1-year low of $129.81 and a 1-year high of $178.03. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $137.15 and a 200-day moving average price of $147.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.55.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.The firm had revenue of $966.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $954.06 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.41 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.610 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. This is a boost from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 23rd. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.05%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.97, for a total transaction of $161,010.99. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 25,134 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,467,737.98. This represents a 4.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.12, for a total value of $340,300.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 31,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,282,743.56. This trade represents a 7.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

AptarGroup Profile

AptarGroup, Inc designs and manufactures a range of drug delivery, consumer product dispensing, and active material science solutions and services for the pharmaceutical, beauty, personal care, home care, and food and beverage markets. The company operates through Aptar Pharma, Aptar Beauty, and Aptar Closures segments.