AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for AptarGroup in a report issued on Wednesday, June 18th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.57 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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 quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The industrial products company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $887.31 million for 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%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.26 earnings per share.
Several other research firms have also issued reports on ATR. Raymond James Financial dropped their target price on AptarGroup from $190.00 to $175.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $170.00 target price (up previously from $162.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised AptarGroup from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. One 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $178.60.
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AptarGroup Stock Up 0.3%
Shares of AptarGroup stock traded up $0.44 during trading on Thursday, reaching $150.14. The stock had a trading volume of 570,488 shares, compared to its average volume of 318,560. The company has a market capitalization of $9.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.40, a P/E/G ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $152.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $152.09. AptarGroup has a 52 week low of $130.85 and a 52 week high of $178.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On AptarGroup
A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Simplex Trading LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 107.4% during 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 acquired a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its holdings 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 valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings 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 valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 328.4% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 437 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other AptarGroup news, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 1,671 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 now owns 11,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,694,135.52. This trade represents a 13.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 3,300 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.62, for a total value of $503,646.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 33,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 valued at $6,983,798 over the last 90 days. 0.68% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
AptarGroup Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 1st. AptarGroup's dividend payout ratio is currently 32.85%.
About AptarGroup
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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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