AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) Insider Sells 8,854 Shares

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) insider Hedi Tlili sold 8,854 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total transaction of $1,195,290.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 15,379 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,076,165. This trade represents a 36.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of ATR stock traded up $2.75 on Monday, reaching $136.72. The stock had a trading volume of 642,476 shares, compared to its average volume of 481,804. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 1 year low of $103.23 and a 1 year high of $146.91. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $123.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $126.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.61. The stock has a market cap of $8.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.35 and a beta of 0.39.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.07. AptarGroup had a net margin of 9.22% and a return on equity of 13.31%. The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.66 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.450-1.530 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.4 EPS for the current year.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 30th will be paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 30th. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.72%.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in AptarGroup by 28.6% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,399 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $356,000 after purchasing an additional 534 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in AptarGroup by 22.2% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 88,716 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $13,164,000 after acquiring an additional 16,145 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 31.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,835 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $421,000 after purchasing an additional 671 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 29.3% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,402 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $532,000 after purchasing an additional 770 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 135.6% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 747 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $117,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on ATR. Bank of America raised AptarGroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $173.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Zacks Research raised shares of AptarGroup from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on AptarGroup from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $172.80.

About AptarGroup

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.