AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) Shares Gap Down – Should You Sell?

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR)’s share price gapped down prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $124.36, but opened at $115.29. AptarGroup shares last traded at $103.4750, with a volume of 352,937 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ATR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $172.00 target price (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased 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. Finally, KeyCorp assumed coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price objective for the company. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AptarGroup has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $175.40.

AptarGroup Trading Down 6.8%

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 firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $132.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $145.23. The company has a market capitalization of $7.63 billion, a PE ratio of 19.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $961.13 million during 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.49 earnings per share. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 EPS for the current year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. This is a boost from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 23rd. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is currently 33.05%.

Insider Buying and Selling at AptarGroup

In other 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 value of $340,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the insider owned 25,134 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,467,737.98. This trade represents a 4.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Simplex Trading LLC raised its holdings in AptarGroup by 107.4% in 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 in the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in AptarGroup in the first quarter valued at $33,000. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in AptarGroup in the third quarter valued at $36,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in AptarGroup by 281.9% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its holdings in AptarGroup by 164.8% in 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 in the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.