AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) Receives $175.40 Average Target Price from Analysts

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Three 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 brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $168.60.

Several research firms have weighed in on ATR. KeyCorp assumed coverage on AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on AptarGroup from $152.00 to $133.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. 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, Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday.

AptarGroup Trading Up 0.9%

NYSE:ATR opened at $114.13 on Friday. AptarGroup has a 1-year low of $103.23 and a 1-year high of $178.03. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $131.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $144.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.64, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its earnings results 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 return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.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 firm posted $1.49 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that AptarGroup will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This is an increase 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 of this dividend is Thursday, October 23rd. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is 30.72%.

Insider Transactions at AptarGroup

In other news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was 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 $3,467,737.98. This trade represents a 4.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 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 sale, the insider directly owned 31,463 shares in the company, 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. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AptarGroup

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 94.4% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 65,871 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $9,774,000 after acquiring an additional 31,985 shares during the period. Simplex Trading LLC boosted its stake in AptarGroup by 107.4% in the 1st quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in AptarGroup by 8.7% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 228,066 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,840,000 after purchasing an additional 18,315 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in AptarGroup by 4.8% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 131,284 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $19,480,000 after purchasing an additional 6,031 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new stake in AptarGroup in the 2nd quarter valued at $519,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

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.