Seeds Investor LLC Decreases Stake in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Seeds Investor LLC lowered its position in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 22.9% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,491 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 442 shares during the quarter. Seeds Investor LLC’s holdings in AptarGroup were worth $233,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Focus Partners Wealth increased its stake 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 worth $9,774,000 after purchasing an additional 31,985 shares during the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in AptarGroup during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,155,000. Simplex Trading LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 107.4% in the first quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in AptarGroup by 8.7% in the 1st 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 worth $33,840,000 after purchasing an additional 18,315 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of AptarGroup by 4.8% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 131,284 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $19,480,000 after buying an additional 6,031 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related 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 value of $161,010.99. Following the completion of the sale, 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. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of AptarGroup 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 sale, the insider owned 31,463 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,282,743.56. This trade represents a 7.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.68% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ATR opened at $121.59 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $126.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $142.08. The company has a market cap of $7.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 12 month low of $103.23 and a 12 month high of $174.10.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.AptarGroup’s revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.49 EPS. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 EPS for the current year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. This is a boost from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 23rd. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is presently 30.72%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed 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. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on AptarGroup from $152.00 to $133.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, AptarGroup currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $168.60.

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.