Benjamin Edwards Inc. Purchases Shares of 42,579 AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Benjamin Edwards Inc. purchased a new stake in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 42,579 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,331,000. Benjamin Edwards Inc. owned about 0.07% of AptarGroup at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in AptarGroup by 20.1% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 543 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the period. State of Wyoming lifted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 2,252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $284,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,923 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $524,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 5.1% during the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 2,304 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $360,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 47.0% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 369 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

AptarGroup Stock Performance

AptarGroup stock opened at $133.04 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.46 billion, a PE ratio of 24.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.39. AptarGroup, Inc. has a one year low of $103.23 and a one year high of $146.91. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $130.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $127.82. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.66 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.450-1.530 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other news, 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 transaction 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. The trade was a 3.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gael Touya sold 3,740 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.76, for a total value of $500,262.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 29,102 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,892,683.52. This trade represents a 11.39% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 25,987 shares of company stock worth $3,435,423. Corporate insiders own 0.73% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Company Profile

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.