Oak Thistle LLC Buys Shares of 5,012 AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Oak Thistle LLC purchased a new position in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 5,012 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $670,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp grew its stake in AptarGroup by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,868,365 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $448,698,000 after buying an additional 43,188 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in AptarGroup by 3.7% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,749,276 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $282,868,000 after acquiring an additional 62,540 shares in the last quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in AptarGroup by 16.4% in the second quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,400,757 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $219,120,000 after acquiring an additional 197,214 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 12.3% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 800,182 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $118,723,000 after acquiring an additional 87,719 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fiduciary Management Inc. WI increased its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 40.8% during the first quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 767,636 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $113,902,000 after acquiring an additional 222,577 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at AptarGroup

In other AptarGroup news, CAO Daniel Ackerman sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.23, for a total value of $1,818,450.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 29,607 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,589,256.61. This represents a 33.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of AptarGroup from $152.00 to $133.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. KeyCorp began coverage on AptarGroup in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price target for the company. Finally, William Blair downgraded AptarGroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $168.60.

AptarGroup Price Performance

NYSE:ATR opened at $121.35 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $122.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $137.35. The firm has a market cap of $7.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.42, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.19. AptarGroup, Inc. has a one year low of $103.23 and a one year high of $164.28.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.05. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.32% and a net margin of 11.45%.The business had revenue of $961.13 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $950.55 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.49 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS. Research analysts expect that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 EPS for the current year.

AptarGroup Profile

AptarGroup, Inc is a global provider of advanced dispensing, sealing and protection solutions for consumer and pharmaceutical markets. The company designs and manufactures a broad portfolio of products that enable the controlled delivery of liquids, gels, powders and aerosols. Its customer base spans beauty and personal care, home care, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors, where innovation in packaging and drug‐delivery devices drives brand differentiation and regulatory compliance.

In the consumer markets, AptarGroup offers pumps, actuators, valves, closures and specialized bottles engineered for precision, convenience and sustainability.