TD Asset Management Inc Has $9.79 Million Stock Position in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

TD Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 62,583 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 3,234 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc’s holdings in AptarGroup were worth $9,790,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its position in AptarGroup by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 18,600 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,760,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its position in AptarGroup by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 5,337 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $835,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. increased its position in AptarGroup by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,818 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,160,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Simplex Trading LLC increased its position in AptarGroup by 107.4% in the 1st quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in AptarGroup by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,515 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,412,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at AptarGroup

In related news, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the 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 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 this link. Also, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the 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. The trade was a 4.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $172.00 target price (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Weiss Ratings lowered AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, KeyCorp began coverage on AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price target for the company. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $175.40.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

ATR opened at $129.32 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $8.52 billion, a PE ratio of 22.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.55. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $135.36 and a 200-day moving average of $146.18. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 52-week low of $127.85 and a 52-week high of $178.03. 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 (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.The company had revenue of $966.01 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $954.06 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.41 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.610 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 23rd. This is a positive change from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.98%.

About AptarGroup

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.