AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR Shares Sold by Trillium Asset Management LLC

Trillium Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 40,290 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 1,990 shares during the quarter. Trillium Asset Management LLC owned about 0.06% of AptarGroup worth $6,303,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. lifted its position in AptarGroup by 2.2% during the second quarter. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. now owns 82,655 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $12,930,000 after buying an additional 1,791 shares during the period. Burney Co. lifted its position in AptarGroup by 12.0% during the second quarter. Burney Co. now owns 1,868 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Wakefield Asset Management LLLP purchased a new position in AptarGroup during the second quarter worth about $1,498,000. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in AptarGroup by 0.4% during the second quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 46,640 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,296,000 after buying an additional 168 shares during the period. Finally, Creekmur Asset Management LLC lifted its position in AptarGroup by 34.0% during the second quarter. Creekmur Asset Management LLC now owns 1,867 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 474 shares during the period. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AptarGroup news, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.12, for a total transaction of $340,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 31,463 shares in the company, valued at $4,282,743.56. This trade represents a 7.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the firm’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 value of $161,010.99. Following the sale, the insider owned 25,134 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,467,737.98. This trade represents a 4.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.68% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ATR opened at $115.63 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $7.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.90, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55. 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, Inc. has a one year low of $103.23 and a one year high of $178.03. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $131.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $144.60.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $961.13 million for 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 company’s revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.49 EPS. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. This is a boost from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 23rd. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is 30.72%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. William Blair downgraded AptarGroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday. KeyCorp assumed coverage on AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price objective on the stock. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $172.00 price objective (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on AptarGroup from $152.00 to $133.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target 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.