Q2 Earnings Forecast for AptarGroup Issued By Zacks Research

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AptarGroup in a report released on Wednesday, June 18th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $1.57 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.56. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup's current full-year earnings is $5.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.76 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.30 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.72 EPS.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The industrial products company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $887.31 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $894.26 million. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.10% and a net margin of 10.41%. AptarGroup's revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.26 earnings per share.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AptarGroup from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $170.00 price target (up previously from $162.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Raymond James Financial dropped their target price on shares of AptarGroup from $190.00 to $175.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $178.60.

AptarGroup Price Performance

ATR stock opened at $149.66 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $9.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.31, a P/E/G ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 0.59. The firm's fifty day moving average is $151.63 and its 200 day moving average is $152.70. AptarGroup 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 0.22, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 1.25.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 13.7% in the 4th quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 9,513 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,494,000 after acquiring an additional 1,146 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in AptarGroup by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 9,418 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,480,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,164 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $340,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 172.7% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 11,961 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,880,000 after purchasing an additional 7,575 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $7,957,000. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at AptarGroup

In other AptarGroup news, CEO Stephan B. Tanda sold 11,329 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.39, for a total transaction of $1,726,426.31. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 204,986 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $31,237,816.54. The trade was a 5.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, 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 value of $503,646.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 33,963 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,183,433.06. This represents a 8.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 45,680 shares of company stock worth $6,983,798 over the last 90 days. 0.68% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 1st. AptarGroup's payout ratio is 32.85%.

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.

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