Hantz Financial Services Inc. Decreases Stock Holdings in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Hantz Financial Services Inc. trimmed its position in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 12.0% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 54,239 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 7,365 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in AptarGroup were worth $8,485,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of ATR. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in shares of AptarGroup by 94.4% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 65,871 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $9,774,000 after buying an additional 31,985 shares in the last quarter. Simplex Trading LLC raised its position in shares of AptarGroup by 107.4% during the 1st quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in AptarGroup by 8.7% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 228,066 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,840,000 after purchasing an additional 18,315 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in AptarGroup by 4.8% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 131,284 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $19,480,000 after purchasing an additional 6,031 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new stake in AptarGroup during the second quarter valued at approximately $519,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on ATR shares. KeyCorp started coverage on AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $172.00 target price (down previously from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $175.40.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

ATR stock opened at $124.18 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $133.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $145.44. AptarGroup, Inc. has a twelve month low of $123.04 and a twelve month high of $178.03. The firm has a market cap of $8.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.37, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $961.13 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $950.55 million. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.84% and a return on equity of 15.39%. The firm’s revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.49 EPS. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS. Analysts predict that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The business 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 dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. This is a boost from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 23rd. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is 33.05%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AptarGroup news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the firm’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 directly owned 25,134 shares in the company, valued at $3,467,737.98. This trade represents a 4.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.12, for a total value of $340,300.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 31,463 shares in the company, valued at $4,282,743.56. The trade was a 7.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

About AptarGroup

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.