AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR Shares Sold by Swiss National Bank

Swiss National Bank reduced its holdings in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 126,000 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 3,000 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned about 0.19% of AptarGroup worth $19,710,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in AptarGroup by 94.4% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 65,871 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $9,774,000 after purchasing an additional 31,985 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in AptarGroup in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,155,000. Simplex Trading LLC grew 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 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 increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $33,840,000 after buying an additional 18,315 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in AptarGroup by 4.8% in 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 acquiring an additional 6,031 shares in the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.97, for a total value of $161,010.99. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 25,134 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,467,737.98. The trade was a 4.44% decrease in their position. 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 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of ATR stock opened at $123.45 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $126.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $141.51. The firm has a market cap of $8.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.25, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 1 year low of $103.23 and a 1 year high of $174.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.21.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last posted 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 return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $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 company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 23rd were issued a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 23rd. This is an increase from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.72%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on ATR. Zacks Research downgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $172.00 price target (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on AptarGroup from $152.00 to $133.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, William Blair lowered AptarGroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, AptarGroup presently 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.