9,573 Shares in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR Bought by Wakefield Asset Management LLLP

Wakefield Asset Management LLLP acquired a new position in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 9,573 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,498,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ATR. Simplex Trading LLC boosted its position in AptarGroup by 107.4% during the first quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC bought a new stake in AptarGroup during the first quarter valued at $33,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in AptarGroup by 281.9% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 317 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its position in AptarGroup by 164.8% during the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 331 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new stake in AptarGroup during the second quarter valued at $74,000. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.12, for a total value of $340,300.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 31,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,282,743.56. This trade represents a 7.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.97, for a total transaction of $161,010.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 25,134 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,467,737.98. The trade was a 4.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ATR has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings cut shares of AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price target on the stock. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $172.00 price target (down previously from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $175.40.

AptarGroup Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ATR opened at $115.89 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $132.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $145.23. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 1-year low of $103.23 and a 1-year high of $178.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

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

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be given a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 23rd. This is a positive change from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is 30.72%.

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.