CW Advisors LLC Has $11.12 Million Holdings in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Key Points

• CW Advisors LLC reduced its stake in AptarGroup, Inc. by 14.9%, selling 13,108 shares, while still holding approximately $11 million worth of the company's stock.
• AptarGroup's recent quarterly earnings exceeded expectations, reporting $1.66 EPS against a consensus estimate of $1.58, with a revenue increase of 6.1% compared to last year.
• Wall Street analysts voiced optimistic predictions, upgrading AptarGroup's rating to "buy" and adjusting the target price to around $172.00, supporting a current average rating of "Buy" for the stock.

CW Advisors LLC decreased its stake in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) by 14.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 74,966 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 13,108 shares during the period. CW Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.11% of AptarGroup worth $11,124,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ATR. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 83.5% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 54,138 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $8,506,000 after buying an additional 24,639 shares during the period. Commerce Bank raised its stake in AptarGroup by 9.6% during the fourth quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 2,574 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $404,000 after buying an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its stake in AptarGroup by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 37,502 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $5,892,000 after buying an additional 3,196 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in AptarGroup by 171.4% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,664 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $576,000 after buying an additional 2,314 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp raised its position in shares of AptarGroup by 172.7% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 11,961 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,880,000 after purchasing an additional 7,575 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 1,671 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 10th. The stock was 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 approximately $1,694,135.52. This trade represents a 13.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 3,300 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.62, for a total value of $503,646.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 33,963 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,183,433.06. The trade was a 8.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages 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 report 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 report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised AptarGroup from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $174.60.

AptarGroup Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of AptarGroup stock traded down $0.06 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $139.66. The company's stock had a trading volume of 151,681 shares, compared to its average volume of 382,916. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.01, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.57. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $150.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $149.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. 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 released its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $966.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $954.06 million. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.41 earnings per share. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.610 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current year.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 14th. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. AptarGroup's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.