FY2025 EPS Estimates for AptarGroup Lowered 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) - William Blair decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AptarGroup in a report released on Tuesday, August 5th. William Blair analyst M. Larew now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $5.91 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast 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.

ATR has been the topic of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $153.00 target price (down from $173.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $172.00 target price (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded AptarGroup from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $174.60.

AptarGroup Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of AptarGroup stock traded up $0.42 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $140.91. The stock had a trading volume of 428,743 shares, compared to its average volume of 449,430. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $153.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $151.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.25, a P/E/G ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. AptarGroup has a 1 year low of $130.85 and a 1 year high of $178.03.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR - Get Free Report) last posted 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. The company had revenue of $966.01 million for 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%. AptarGroup's revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.41 earnings per share.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Xiangwei Gong sold 7,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.49, for a total transaction of $1,095,430.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 10,265 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,606,369.85. The trade was a 40.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 1,671 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 11,088 shares in the company, valued at $1,694,135.52. The trade was a 13.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 15,585 shares of company stock valued at $2,418,028 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.68% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ATR. Simplex Trading LLC grew its stake in AptarGroup by 107.4% in the first quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the 1st quarter worth about $33,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 155.0% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 278 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 281.9% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 317 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 164.8% during the 2nd 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company's stock.

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.