Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Invests $2.46 Million in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 19,625 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,457,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 231.1% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 202 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in AptarGroup by 214.1% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 201 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Silvant Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in AptarGroup in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in AptarGroup in the third quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in AptarGroup in the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at AptarGroup

In related news, insider Hedi Tlili sold 8,854 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total transaction of $1,195,290.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 15,379 shares in the company, valued at $2,076,165. The trade was a 36.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Stephan B. Tanda sold 9,838 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.16, for a total value of $1,339,542.08. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 238,729 shares in the company, valued at $32,505,340.64. This represents a 3.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 23,197 shares of company stock valued at $3,134,828 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.73% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Bank of America upgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $173.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of AptarGroup from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AptarGroup has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $172.80.

AptarGroup Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of ATR stock opened at $127.19 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $131.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is $127.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.09 billion, a PE ratio of 23.00, a P/E/G ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 0.38. AptarGroup, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $103.23 and a fifty-two week high of $146.91.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.42 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 13.31% and a net margin of 9.22%.The company’s revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.66 earnings per share. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.450-1.530 EPS. Equities analysts expect that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.48 earnings per share for the current year.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 30th were issued a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 30th. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is 34.72%.

AptarGroup Company 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.