XTX Topco Ltd Has $1.45 Million Stake in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

XTX Topco Ltd grew its holdings in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 36.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,240 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 2,485 shares during the quarter. XTX Topco Ltd’s holdings in AptarGroup were worth $1,445,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Simplex Trading LLC grew its stake 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 valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC bought a new position in AptarGroup in the first quarter valued at about $33,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position 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 worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted 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 buying an additional 206 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the 2nd quarter valued at $74,000. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at AptarGroup

In related news, 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 approximately $4,282,743.56. This trade 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 is accessible through this link. Also, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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. The trade was a 4.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Price Performance

Shares of ATR opened at $124.75 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $125.60 and its 200-day moving average is $141.05. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $8.19 billion, a PE ratio of 21.47, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55. AptarGroup, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $103.23 and a fifty-two week high of $174.10.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly 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 firm had revenue of $961.13 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $950.55 million. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.84% and a return on equity of 15.39%. The business’s revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.49 EPS. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS. Equities analysts forecast 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 issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. This is a boost from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 23rd. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is 30.72%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on ATR. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $172.00 target price (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Zacks Research cut shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, KeyCorp initiated coverage on AptarGroup in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price objective for the company. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, AptarGroup presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average 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.