AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR Shares Acquired by Aptus Capital Advisors LLC

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Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) by 13.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 50,577 shares of the industrial products company's stock after purchasing an additional 5,849 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.08% of AptarGroup worth $7,505,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in AptarGroup by 297.2% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 473,021 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $74,312,000 after acquiring an additional 353,935 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in AptarGroup by 12.6% during the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,219,191 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $329,284,000 after acquiring an additional 247,519 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in AptarGroup by 20,143.0% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 202,835 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $300,970,000 after acquiring an additional 201,833 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in AptarGroup during the first quarter worth about $21,549,000. Finally, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC acquired a new position in AptarGroup during the first quarter worth about $20,082,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at AptarGroup

In other AptarGroup news, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 1,671 shares of the business'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 transaction of $255,312.09. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 11,088 shares in the company, valued at $1,694,135.52. The trade was a 13.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 3,300 shares of the business'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 transaction of $503,646.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 33,963 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,183,433.06. This represents a 8.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is owned by insiders.

AptarGroup Trading Up 0.5%

AptarGroup stock traded up $0.7670 during trading on Friday, reaching $141.4070. The company had a trading volume of 356,524 shares, compared to its average volume of 540,879. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 12-month low of $130.85 and a 12-month high of $178.03. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $151.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $149.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.34, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.57. 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $966.01 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $954.06 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.41 earnings per share. AptarGroup's revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.610 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.