Fiduciary Management Inc. WI Purchases 222,577 Shares of AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Key Points

• Fiduciary Management Inc. WI increased its holdings in AptarGroup by 40.8%, acquiring an additional 222,577 shares, bringing their total to approximately 767,636 shares.
• AptarGroup's recent earnings report showed that it exceeded analysts' expectations with an EPS of $1.66 and revenues of $966.01 million, up 6.1% year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share, with an ex-dividend date of July 24th, translating to an annualized yield of 1.3%.

Fiduciary Management Inc. WI lifted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) by 40.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 767,636 shares of the industrial products company's stock after buying an additional 222,577 shares during the period. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI owned about 1.16% of AptarGroup worth $113,902,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of AptarGroup by 12.6% in the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,219,191 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $329,284,000 after acquiring an additional 247,519 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its stake in AptarGroup by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,139,603 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $169,094,000 after purchasing an additional 5,892 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in AptarGroup by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,116,612 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $175,420,000 after purchasing an additional 108,321 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in AptarGroup by 12.3% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 800,182 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $118,723,000 after purchasing an additional 87,719 shares during the period. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. increased its position in AptarGroup by 4.8% during the first quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 756,352 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $112,228,000 after buying an additional 34,567 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company's stock.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

NYSE:ATR traded down $0.34 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $139.38. 179,708 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 383,068. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.18 billion, a PE ratio of 24.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.57. AptarGroup, Inc. has a one year low of $130.85 and a one year high of $178.03. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $150.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $149.58.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $966.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $954.06 million. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.84% and a return on equity of 15.39%. AptarGroup's revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.41 earnings per share. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.610 EPS. Analysts anticipate that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 24th were paid a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 24th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. AptarGroup's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.98%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Gael Touya sold 3,300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 in the company, valued at $5,183,433.06. The trade was a 8.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 1,671 shares of the company'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 value of $255,312.09. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 11,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,694,135.52. This represents a 13.10% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ATR. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $153.00 price objective (down from $173.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set 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 upgraded shares of 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 assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $174.60.

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.