AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $175.40.

Several analysts have recently commented on ATR shares. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. KeyCorp began coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 target price for the company. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $172.00 target price (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th.

AptarGroup Stock Down 0.3%

ATR stock opened at $129.80 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $136.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $146.61. The company has a market capitalization of $8.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.83. AptarGroup has a 12 month low of $129.04 and a 12 month high of $178.03.

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

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be given a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. This is a positive change 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%.

Insider Activity

In other AptarGroup news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.97, for a total transaction of $161,010.99. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 25,134 shares in the company, valued at $3,467,737.98. This trade represents a 4.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.12, for a total transaction 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 represents a 7.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AptarGroup

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the first quarter valued at about $33,000. Simplex Trading LLC increased 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 acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased 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 acquiring an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased 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 acquiring an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new position in shares of AptarGroup in the second quarter valued at approximately $74,000. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AptarGroup Company 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.