FY2026 EPS Estimates for AptarGroup Lifted by Zacks Research

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) - Zacks Research upped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AptarGroup in a note issued to investors on Friday, April 25th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $6.09 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.08. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup's current full-year earnings is $5.57 per share.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com downgraded AptarGroup from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Bank of America downgraded AptarGroup from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $173.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on AptarGroup from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Raymond James reduced their price objective on AptarGroup from $190.00 to $175.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on AptarGroup from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $178.60.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ATR traded down $0.79 during trading on Monday, reaching $148.71. The company had a trading volume of 146,382 shares, compared to its average volume of 302,191. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $146.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $156.55. AptarGroup has a fifty-two week low of $130.85 and a fifty-two week high of $178.03.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.24. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.45% and a return on equity of 15.56%.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st will be paid a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.21%. AptarGroup's payout ratio is currently 32.49%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AptarGroup

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ATR. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in AptarGroup by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,207,015 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,132,222,000 after buying an additional 58,777 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position in AptarGroup by 33.1% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,481,563 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $389,854,000 after buying an additional 617,365 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in AptarGroup by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,555,556 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $248,570,000 after buying an additional 40,268 shares in the last quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. lifted its position in AptarGroup by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,208,753 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $189,895,000 after buying an additional 50,651 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 0.5% during the first quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,139,603 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $169,094,000 after purchasing an additional 5,892 shares in the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.