Boston Trust Walden Corp Reduces Stock Holdings in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Key Points

• Boston Trust Walden Corp has reduced its stake in AptarGroup, Inc. by 7.0%, now holding 1,060,270 shares, which constitutes 1.2% of its investment portfolio.
• AptarGroup's recent quarterly earnings showed earnings per share of $1.66, surpassing estimates, alongside a guidance of 1.530-1.610 EPS for Q3 2025.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.48 per share, reflecting a commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Boston Trust Walden Corp lowered its holdings in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,060,270 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 79,333 shares during the period. AptarGroup makes up 1.2% of Boston Trust Walden Corp's investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Boston Trust Walden Corp owned about 1.61% of AptarGroup worth $165,858,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System boosted its stake in AptarGroup by 0.5% during 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 acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 1.9% in the second quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 5,337 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $835,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. lifted 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 buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Simplex Trading LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 1.4% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,515 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,412,000 after buying an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ATR has been the topic of several analyst reports. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $172.00 target price (down previously from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. 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, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of AptarGroup from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $175.40.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AptarGroup news, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.12, for a total transaction of $340,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 31,463 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,282,743.56. This represents a 7.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.97, for a total transaction of $161,010.99. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 25,134 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,467,737.98. This represents a 4.44% 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 Stock Down 0.4%

ATR opened at $130.46 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $136.25 and a 200-day moving average price of $146.73. AptarGroup, Inc. has a twelve month low of $129.81 and a twelve month high of $178.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.46, a PEG ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.55.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 analysts' expectations of $954.06 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.41 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.610 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

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

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.

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