32,061 Shares in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR Bought by Erste Asset Management GmbH

Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new stake in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 32,061 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,243,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ATR. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 28.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,399 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $356,000 after acquiring an additional 534 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in AptarGroup by 22.2% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 88,716 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $13,164,000 after purchasing an additional 16,145 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in AptarGroup by 31.0% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,835 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $421,000 after purchasing an additional 671 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in AptarGroup by 2.5% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 220,445 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,484,000 after purchasing an additional 5,281 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,155,000. 88.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ATR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird set a $156.00 target price on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, February 9th. William Blair lowered AptarGroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Zacks Research cut AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $133.00 price target on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $170.25.

AptarGroup Stock Up 1.4%

AptarGroup stock opened at $143.73 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $129.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $128.92. AptarGroup, Inc. has a twelve month low of $103.23 and a twelve month high of $164.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.40, a PEG ratio of 5.41 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.01. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 14.25% and a net margin of 10.40%.The business had revenue of $962.74 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $878.58 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.52 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. AptarGroup has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.130-1.210 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current year.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 4th were paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 4th. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.60%.

AptarGroup declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, February 5th that allows the company to repurchase $600.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to buy up to 7.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other AptarGroup news, insider Gael Touya sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $141.35, for a total transaction of $494,725.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 27,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,952,570.05. The trade was a 11.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Daniel Ackerman sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.23, for a total value of $1,818,450.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 29,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,589,256.61. This trade represents a 33.63% 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.

AptarGroup Profile

AptarGroup, Inc is a global provider of advanced dispensing, sealing and protection solutions for consumer and pharmaceutical markets. The company designs and manufactures a broad portfolio of products that enable the controlled delivery of liquids, gels, powders and aerosols. Its customer base spans beauty and personal care, home care, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors, where innovation in packaging and drug‐delivery devices drives brand differentiation and regulatory compliance.

In the consumer markets, AptarGroup offers pumps, actuators, valves, closures and specialized bottles engineered for precision, convenience and sustainability.