Q3 Earnings Estimate for AptarGroup Issued By Zacks Research

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for AptarGroup in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.53 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.54. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s FY2025 earnings at $5.47 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.08 EPS.

ATR has been the subject of a number of other reports. Bank of America downgraded AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $173.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on AptarGroup from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on AptarGroup from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. StockNews.com cut shares of AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Raymond James reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective (down previously from $200.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $181.60.

AptarGroup Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ATR opened at $145.78 on Wednesday. AptarGroup has a 52 week low of $135.96 and a 52 week high of $178.03. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $152.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $159.09. The company has a market cap of $9.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.31, a PEG ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.24. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.45% and a return on equity of 15.56%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ATR. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new position in AptarGroup during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AptarGroup in the fourth quarter valued at about $42,000. Huntington National Bank grew its position in shares of AptarGroup by 312.0% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 342 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Park Place Capital Corp purchased a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the 4th quarter worth approximately $67,000. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 328.4% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 437 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th were given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 5th. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.49%.

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.