AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR Stock Position Raised by Bahl & Gaynor Inc.

Key Points

• Bahl & Gaynor Inc. increased its stake in AptarGroup, Inc. by 15.5%, owning approximately $7.65 million worth of shares by the end of the first quarter.
• Bank of America Corp DE significantly raised its holdings in AptarGroup by 297.2% in the fourth quarter, now owning $74.31 million worth of shares.
• AptarGroup announced a quarterly dividend of $0.45, resulting in an annualized dividend of $1.80 with a yield of 1.3%.

Bahl & Gaynor Inc. lifted its position in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) by 15.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 51,545 shares of the industrial products company's stock after acquiring an additional 6,903 shares during the period. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. owned about 0.08% of AptarGroup worth $7,648,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Utah Retirement Systems grew its stake in AptarGroup by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Utah Retirement Systems now owns 10,981 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,725,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Nia Impact Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Nia Impact Advisors LLC now owns 9,690 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,522,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System grew its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 0.5% in the first quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 18,600 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,760,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 1.3% in the first quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,818 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,160,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Simplex Trading LLC grew its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 107.4% in the first quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 1,671 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.79, for a total value of $255,312.09. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 11,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,694,135.52. This represents a 13.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 3,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.62, for a total value of $503,646.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly 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 currently owned by corporate insiders.

AptarGroup Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:ATR traded up $0.53 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $139.42. The company had a trading volume of 84,117 shares, compared to its average volume of 384,270. 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, Inc. has a 1-year low of $130.85 and a 1-year high of $178.03. The firm has a market cap of $9.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $150.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $149.48.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.The business had revenue of $966.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $954.06 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.41 EPS. AptarGroup's revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.610 EPS. Research analysts predict that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current 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 paid a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 24th. AptarGroup's dividend payout ratio is currently 30.98%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.