AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) CEO Gael Touya Sells 3,740 Shares

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) CEO Gael Touya sold 3,740 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.76, for a total value of $500,262.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 29,102 shares in the company, valued at $3,892,683.52. This trade represents a 11.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

AptarGroup Price Performance

ATR opened at $133.04 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $130.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $127.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. AptarGroup, Inc. has a twelve month low of $103.23 and a twelve month high of $146.91. The company has a market capitalization of $8.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.06, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.39.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.07. AptarGroup had a net margin of 9.22% and a return on equity of 13.31%. The company had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.66 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.450-1.530 EPS. Equities analysts expect that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.48 EPS for the current year.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 30th were given a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 30th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is currently 34.72%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AptarGroup

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new position in AptarGroup in the 2nd quarter worth about $526,000. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 11,903.5% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 9,269,933 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,160,596,000 after purchasing an additional 9,192,706 shares during the last quarter. AlphaGrep UK Ltd bought a new stake in shares of AptarGroup in the 2nd quarter valued at about $278,000. Syon Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 106.4% during the 2nd quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 4,379 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $548,000 after acquiring an additional 2,257 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in AptarGroup by 43.9% during the second quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,816 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $353,000 after acquiring an additional 859 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ATR. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on AptarGroup from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Bank of America upgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $173.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Zacks Research raised AptarGroup from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $172.80.

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.