AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) Receives $182.00 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $182.00.

ATR has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings cut shares of AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $172.00 target price (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, August 4th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 10th.

AptarGroup Trading Up 0.2%

ATR stock opened at $130.84 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. AptarGroup has a twelve month low of $129.81 and a twelve month high of $178.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.55. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $136.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $146.84.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.84% and a return on equity of 15.39%. The company had revenue of $966.01 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $954.06 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.41 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.610 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that AptarGroup will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 23rd. This is a positive change from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is currently 30.98%.

Insider Activity

In other AptarGroup news, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.12, for a total transaction of $340,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 31,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,282,743.56. This represents a 7.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.97, for a total transaction of $161,010.99. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 25,134 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,467,737.98. The trade was a 4.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ATR. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System lifted its holdings in AptarGroup by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 18,600 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,760,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in AptarGroup by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 5,337 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $835,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in AptarGroup by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,818 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,160,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC lifted 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 valued at $360,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Simplex Trading LLC lifted its holdings in AptarGroup by 107.4% in the 1st 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. 88.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.