KeyCorp Comments on AptarGroup's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:ATR)

Key Points

• KeyCorp has given AptarGroup a Strong-Buy rating and estimates a Q3 2025 earnings per share of $1.59, with a full-year earnings estimate of $5.57 per share.
• AptarGroup reported Q2 earnings of $1.66 per share, surpassing expectations, and its revenue increased by 6.1% year-over-year.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share, representing a 1.3% dividend yield.

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for AptarGroup in a report released on Wednesday, September 3rd. KeyCorp analyst P. Knight anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $1.59 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup's current full-year earnings is $5.57 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for AptarGroup's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.49 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.50 EPS.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.66 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 the consensus estimate of $954.06 million. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.AptarGroup's revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen raised AptarGroup from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an "overweight" rating and set a $153.00 price objective (down previously from $173.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and set a $172.00 price objective (down previously from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $174.60.

AptarGroup Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of ATR opened at $135.07 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.25, a P/E/G ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.57. AptarGroup has a one year low of $130.85 and a one year 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 stock has a 50-day moving average price of $149.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $149.32.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Gael Touya sold 3,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owned 33,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,183,433.06. This represents a 8.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 1,671 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.79, for a total value of $255,312.09. Following the sale, the executive vice president 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. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its position in shares of AptarGroup by 356.3% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 42,596 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $6,663,000 after purchasing an additional 33,260 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in shares of AptarGroup by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 32,829 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $5,135,000 after purchasing an additional 1,158 shares during the period. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $168,000. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in AptarGroup by 11.5% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 5,366 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $839,000 after buying an additional 554 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC grew its holdings in AptarGroup by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 2,304 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $360,000 after buying an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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