AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) Price Target Raised to $155.00

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) had its target price hoisted by Wells Fargo & Company from $145.00 to $155.00 in a research note released on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an overweight rating on the industrial products company’s stock.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Zacks Research raised shares of AptarGroup from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $173.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $172.80.

AptarGroup Price Performance

NYSE:ATR opened at $136.61 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.70, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.39. AptarGroup has a 52-week low of $103.23 and a 52-week high of $146.91. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $124.63 and a 200 day moving average of $126.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.61.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 13.31% and a net margin of 9.22%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.66 EPS. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.450-1.530 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that AptarGroup will post 5.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 30th will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 30th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling at AptarGroup

In other AptarGroup news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 3,555 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.61, for a total transaction of $400,328.55. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 27,078 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,049,253.58. The trade was a 11.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Stephan B. Tanda sold 9,838 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.16, for a total value of $1,339,542.08. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 238,729 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,505,340.64. This trade represents a 3.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 22,247 shares of company stock worth $2,935,161 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ATR. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in AptarGroup by 28.6% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,399 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $356,000 after acquiring an additional 534 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 22.2% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 88,716 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $13,164,000 after acquiring an additional 16,145 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 31.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,835 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $421,000 after purchasing an additional 671 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 29.3% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,402 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $532,000 after purchasing an additional 770 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 135.6% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 747 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $117,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

About AptarGroup

AptarGroup, Inc is a global provider of advanced dispensing, sealing and protection solutions for consumer and pharmaceutical markets. The company designs and manufactures a broad portfolio of products that enable the controlled delivery of liquids, gels, powders and aerosols. Its customer base spans beauty and personal care, home care, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors, where innovation in packaging and drug‐delivery devices drives brand differentiation and regulatory compliance.

In the consumer markets, AptarGroup offers pumps, actuators, valves, closures and specialized bottles engineered for precision, convenience and sustainability.