Zacks Research Increases Earnings Estimates for AptarGroup

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2026 earnings estimates for AptarGroup in a report issued on Wednesday, October 22nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $6.33 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.31. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s Q1 2027 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.85 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.99 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $172.00 price objective (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, KeyCorp started coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price objective for the company. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $175.40.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ATR opened at $130.07 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $134.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $145.88. 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 cap of $8.57 billion, a PE ratio of 22.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.55. AptarGroup has a 1 year low of $127.85 and a 1 year high of $178.03.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.84% and a return on equity of 15.39%. The business had revenue of $966.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $954.06 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.41 earnings per share. The firm’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.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 is a positive change from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 23rd. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.98%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, 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 transaction of $340,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 31,463 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,282,743.56. This represents a 7.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction, the insider owned 25,134 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,467,737.98. This represents a 4.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AptarGroup

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ATR. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 36.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,367 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $203,000 after acquiring an additional 365 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in AptarGroup by 1.4% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,515 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,412,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its position in AptarGroup by 2.6% during the first quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 7,791 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,156,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in AptarGroup by 59.4% during the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 816 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $121,000 after purchasing an additional 304 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moran Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in AptarGroup by 7.2% during the first quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 23,640 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,508,000 after purchasing an additional 1,586 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

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.