Zions Bancorporation National Association UT Purchases 1,098 Shares of AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Zions Bancorporation National Association UT grew its position in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 7.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,764 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,098 shares during the quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT’s holdings in AptarGroup were worth $2,622,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 487,782 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $76,290,000 after purchasing an additional 4,845 shares during the last quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC boosted its stake in AptarGroup by 7.8% during the second quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC now owns 1,910 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $299,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the period. AE Wealth Management LLC increased its position in AptarGroup by 3.9% during the second quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 189,900 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $29,706,000 after acquiring an additional 7,198 shares during the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. bought a new position in AptarGroup during the second quarter valued at $545,000. Finally, Savant Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 18.9% in the second quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 7,090 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,109,000 after acquiring an additional 1,125 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Stock Up 0.1%

AptarGroup stock opened at $116.21 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market cap of $7.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55. The business has a fifty day moving average of $130.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $144.18. AptarGroup, Inc. has a twelve month low of $103.23 and a twelve month high of $178.03.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.05. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.The firm had revenue of $961.13 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $950.55 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.49 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.72%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on ATR. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 3rd. William Blair lowered AptarGroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on AptarGroup from $152.00 to $133.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 3rd. KeyCorp started coverage on AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $168.60.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.97, for a total transaction of $161,010.99. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 25,134 shares in the company, valued at $3,467,737.98. The trade was a 4.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.12, for a total value of $340,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 31,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,282,743.56. This represents a 7.36% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

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.