AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR Shares Purchased by Jump Financial LLC

Key Points

• Jump Financial LLC increased its holdings in AptarGroup, Inc. by 191.9% during the first quarter, totaling $682,000 worth of shares.
• Insider Gael Touya and EVP Kimberly Chainey sold shares of the company's stock, resulting in ownership decreases of 8.86% and 13.10%, respectively.
• AptarGroup reported a net margin of 10.84% and revenue of $966.01 million for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates.

Jump Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) by 191.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,598 shares of the industrial products company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,023 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC's holdings in AptarGroup were worth $682,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ATR. Nia Impact Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in AptarGroup by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Nia Impact Advisors LLC now owns 9,690 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,522,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System boosted its holdings in AptarGroup by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 18,600 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,760,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in AptarGroup by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,818 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,160,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Simplex Trading LLC boosted its holdings in AptarGroup by 107.4% in the 1st quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in AptarGroup by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 4,691 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $737,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Gael Touya sold 3,300 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.62, for a total value of $503,646.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 33,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,183,433.06. This represents a 8.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 1,671 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.79, for a total value of $255,312.09. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,088 shares in the company, valued at $1,694,135.52. This represents a 13.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.68% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ATR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded AptarGroup from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $172.00 price objective (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $153.00 price objective (down from $173.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, August 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $174.60.

AptarGroup Trading Up 0.2%

ATR opened at $139.11 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $150.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $149.56. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 1-year low of $130.85 and a 1-year high of $178.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.57.

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

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 24th were issued a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 24th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. AptarGroup's dividend payout ratio is currently 30.98%.

AptarGroup 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.

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