Banque Transatlantique SA Invests $41.73 Million in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Key Points

• Banque Transatlantique SA has acquired a new stake in AptarGroup, purchasing 304,316 shares valued at approximately $41.7 million, making AptarGroup the 24th largest holding in its portfolio.
• AptarGroup reported a profit of $1.66 per share for the last quarter, exceeding analyst estimates, and achieved a revenue increase of 6.1% year-over-year.
• AptarGroup's dividend yield stands at 1.3% with an annualized dividend of $1.80, reflecting its strategy of returning value to shareholders.

Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new stake in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 304,316 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $41,728,000. AptarGroup accounts for 0.8% of Banque Transatlantique SA's investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Banque Transatlantique SA owned about 0.46% of AptarGroup as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Nia Impact Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Nia Impact Advisors LLC now owns 9,690 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,522,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 18,600 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,760,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,818 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,160,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the period. Simplex Trading LLC boosted its stake 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 buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 4,691 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $737,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company's stock.

AptarGroup Trading Up 0.0%

ATR traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $138.66. The stock had a trading volume of 287,182 shares, compared to its average volume of 385,342. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $148.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $149.25. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $9.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.57. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 1-year low of $130.85 and a 1-year high of $178.03.

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

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 1,671 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 owned 11,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,694,135.52. This represents a 13.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.68% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ATR has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $153.00 price objective (down previously from $173.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $172.00 price objective (down previously from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, August 4th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $220.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of AptarGroup from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $182.17.

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.