London Co. of Virginia Sells 41,706 Shares of AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

London Co. of Virginia lowered its holdings in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 3.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,021,281 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 41,706 shares during the period. London Co. of Virginia owned about 1.55% of AptarGroup worth $159,760,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hilton Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 10.3% during the 2nd quarter. Hilton Capital Management LLC now owns 11,293 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,767,000 after buying an additional 1,055 shares during the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 410.2% in the second quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 12,510 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,957,000 after acquiring an additional 10,058 shares during the last quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP bought a new stake in AptarGroup during the second quarter worth about $2,967,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in AptarGroup by 3.5% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 460,322 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $72,008,000 after purchasing an additional 15,763 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in AptarGroup by 183.8% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 327,607 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $51,248,000 after purchasing an additional 212,184 shares in the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of ATR stock opened at $121.57 on Friday. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 52 week low of $103.23 and a 52 week high of $171.00. The company has a market capitalization of $7.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.45, a PEG ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $123.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $138.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.19.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly 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 net margin of 11.45% and a return on equity of 15.32%. The firm had revenue of $961.13 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $950.55 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.49 EPS. The business’s 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, sell-side analysts predict that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday. Zacks Research downgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of AptarGroup from $152.00 to $133.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. KeyCorp started coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $168.60.

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.