Q3 Earnings Forecast for AptarGroup Issued By Zacks Research

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2028 earnings per share estimates for shares of AptarGroup in a report released on Tuesday, September 29th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $1.69 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.68. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.48 per share.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. AptarGroup had a net margin of 9.22% and a return on equity of 13.31%. The business’s revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.66 earnings per share. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.450-1.530 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of AptarGroup from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 price objective on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Bank of America upgraded AptarGroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $173.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, September 21st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $172.80.

AptarGroup Price Performance

Shares of ATR stock opened at $120.81 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $129.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $125.47. The firm has a market cap of $7.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.85, a P/E/G ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.34. AptarGroup has a 1-year low of $103.23 and a 1-year high of $146.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.10.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 30th were issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 30th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is 34.72%.

Insider Activity

In other AptarGroup news, CEO Gael Touya sold 3,740 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.76, for a total transaction of $500,262.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 29,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,892,683.52. The trade was a 11.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Hedi Tlili sold 8,854 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total transaction of $1,195,290.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 15,379 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,076,165. This trade represents a 36.54% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 23,197 shares of company stock worth $3,134,828 in the last 90 days. 0.73% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in AptarGroup in the 2nd quarter valued at about $768,464,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,291,454 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $279,466,000 after acquiring an additional 88,717 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in AptarGroup by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,618,896 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $197,473,000 after purchasing an additional 15,197 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in AptarGroup by 15.7% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,504,473 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $189,581,000 after purchasing an additional 203,672 shares during the period. Finally, Fiduciary Management Inc. WI lifted its position in AptarGroup by 9.2% in the fourth quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 1,247,557 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $152,152,000 after purchasing an additional 104,667 shares during the period. 88.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About AptarGroup

AptarGroup, Inc (NYSE: ATR) is a global company that designs and manufactures dispensing, drug-delivery and packaging solutions. Its products are used by pharmaceutical, consumer health, beauty, personal care, food and beverage companies, helping customers deliver, protect and package a wide range of products.

The company operates through three primary businesses: Aptar Pharma, which develops delivery systems for nasal, inhaled, ophthalmic and other drug applications; Aptar Beauty, which supplies dispensing systems, pumps, sprayers and packaging components for beauty and personal care products; and Aptar Closures, which produces dispensing closures and other packaging systems for food, beverage, personal care and household products.

Aptar serves customers internationally through manufacturing, research and development, and commercial operations across North America, Europe, Asia and other global markets.