AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) Given Average Recommendation of "Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• AptarGroup, Inc. receives a consensus recommendation of "Buy" from eight research firms, with a 12-month target price averaging $182.00.
• The company reported a 6.1% increase in quarterly revenue year-over-year, achieving $966.01 million, and surpassed EPS estimates by $0.08.
• AptarGroup announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.48, with a yield of 1.5%, set for payment on November 13th.

Shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus recommendation of "Buy" by the eight ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $182.00.

A number of research firms have recently commented on ATR. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $172.00 target price (down previously from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, KeyCorp began coverage on AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $220.00 price objective on the stock.

Insider Activity at AptarGroup

In other AptarGroup news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 approximately $3,467,737.98. This trade represents a 4.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were 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 $4,282,743.56. This trade represents a 7.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Simplex Trading LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 107.4% during 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 last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new position in AptarGroup in the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in AptarGroup by 281.9% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 317 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its position in AptarGroup by 164.8% during the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 331 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH acquired a new stake in AptarGroup during the 2nd quarter worth about $74,000. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company's stock.

AptarGroup Trading Down 1.0%

ATR opened at $130.50 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $8.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.55. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $137.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $147.21. AptarGroup has a one year low of $129.81 and a one year high of $178.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.21.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $966.01 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $954.06 million. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.41 earnings per share. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.610 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that AptarGroup will post 5.57 EPS for the current year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. This is an increase from AptarGroup's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 23rd. AptarGroup's payout ratio is currently 30.98%.

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.

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