FY2025 EPS Estimates for AptarGroup Cut by William Blair

Key Points

• William Blair has revised down its FY2025 EPS estimate for AptarGroup to $5.91, down from $6.08, while the consensus estimate stands at $5.57.
• AptarGroup's stock has received mixed reviews from analysts, with recent target price adjustments from Wells Fargo and Raymond James reducing their targets to $153.00 and $172.00 respectively.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share, translating to an annualized dividend of $1.80 and a yield of 1.3%.

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AptarGroup in a research note issued on Tuesday, August 5th. William Blair analyst M. Larew now expects that the industrial products company will earn $5.91 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $6.08. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup's current full-year earnings is $5.57 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AptarGroup's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.49 EPS.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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 return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%. The business had revenue of $966.01 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $954.06 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.41 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $172.00 price objective (down previously from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen raised AptarGroup from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $153.00 target price (down previously from $173.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $174.60.

AptarGroup Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ATR traded down $1.20 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $139.56. The company had a trading volume of 110,979 shares, compared to its average volume of 375,308. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $153.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $150.91. 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 stock has a market cap of $9.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.57. AptarGroup has a twelve month low of $130.85 and a twelve month high of $178.03.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ATR. Simplex Trading LLC raised its holdings in AptarGroup by 107.4% in the 1st quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of AptarGroup in the 1st quarter worth $33,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 155.0% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 278 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 281.9% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 317 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in AptarGroup by 164.8% during the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 331 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Hedi Tlili sold 3,614 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.96, for a total transaction of $563,639.44. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 9,379 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,462,748.84. This trade represents a 27.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 3,300 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.62, for a total value of $503,646.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 33,963 shares in the company, valued at $5,183,433.06. The trade was a 8.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 15,585 shares of company stock valued at $2,418,028. Corporate insiders own 0.68% of the company's stock.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 24th will be given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 24th. AptarGroup's dividend payout ratio is presently 30.98%.

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.