Brokerages Set AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) PT at $175.40

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $168.60.

ATR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on AptarGroup from $152.00 to $133.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $172.00 price target (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, William Blair cut AptarGroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of AptarGroup stock opened at $116.06 on Friday. AptarGroup has a 1 year low of $103.23 and a 1 year high of $178.03. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $130.85 and its 200 day moving average is $144.41. The stock has a market cap of $7.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.98, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.83.

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

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity at AptarGroup

In other AptarGroup news, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.12, for a total value of $340,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 31,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,282,743.56. The trade was a 7.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.97, for a total transaction 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 represents a 4.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.68% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of ATR. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund lifted its holdings in AptarGroup by 37.1% in the third quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 16,995 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,272,000 after acquiring an additional 4,600 shares during the period. ICW Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,216 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,232,000 after purchasing an additional 527 shares during the period. MQS Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the 3rd quarter valued at about $518,000. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 22.9% in the 3rd quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft now owns 3,048 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 568 shares during the period. Finally, Nuance Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 41.3% in the third quarter. Nuance Investments LLC now owns 102,960 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $13,762,000 after buying an additional 30,080 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.52% 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.