120,696 Shares in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR Bought by Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc.

Key Points

• Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. has acquired a new stake in AptarGroup, Inc., purchasing 120,696 shares valued at approximately $17.91 million, representing about 0.18% of the company's total shares.
• Bank of America Corp DE significantly increased its holdings in AptarGroup by 297.2% during the fourth quarter, now owning 473,021 shares worth around $74.3 million.
• AptarGroup recently reported earnings of $1.66 per share, exceeding expectations, and has set a Q3 2025 guidance of 1.530-1.610 EPS, with an expected annual EPS of 5.57.

Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 120,696 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $17,909,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. owned about 0.18% of AptarGroup at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ATR. Simplex Trading LLC increased its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 107.4% in the 1st 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. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. increased its position in AptarGroup by 18.2% in the first quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,256 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $335,000 after buying an additional 348 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in AptarGroup by 116.9% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 603 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $89,000 after buying an additional 325 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in AptarGroup by 10.4% in the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 47,234 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $6,794,000 after buying an additional 4,451 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in AptarGroup by 18.0% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,837 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $421,000 after buying an additional 433 shares in the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AptarGroup Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ATR traded down $1.21 on Friday, reaching $135.89. The company's stock had a trading volume of 60,190 shares, compared to its average volume of 389,060. The company has a market cap of $8.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.39, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.57. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 52-week low of $130.85 and a 52-week high of $178.03. 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 company has a 50-day simple moving average of $146.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $148.97.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $966.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $954.06 million. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.The firm's revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter 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, equities research analysts anticipate that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 23rd. This is an increase from AptarGroup's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. AptarGroup's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.05%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $172.00 target price (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, KeyCorp started coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $220.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $182.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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. The trade was a 7.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the business'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 value of $161,010.99. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 25,134 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,467,737.98. The trade was a 4.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.