AptarGroup’s (ATR) Equal Weight Rating Reiterated at Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed their equal weight rating on shares of AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) in a research note published on Tuesday, MarketBeat.com reports. Wells Fargo & Company currently has a $133.00 target price on the industrial products company’s stock.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on ATR. Zacks Research lowered AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, December 29th. William Blair lowered shares of AptarGroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $167.50.

AptarGroup Price Performance

ATR stock opened at $122.39 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.27 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. AptarGroup has a 52-week low of $103.23 and a 52-week high of $164.28. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $120.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $134.49.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AptarGroup news, CAO Daniel Ackerman sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.23, for a total transaction of $1,818,450.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 29,607 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,589,256.61. The trade was a 33.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ATR. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new position in AptarGroup during the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Mather Group LLC. bought a new position in AptarGroup during the third quarter valued at about $36,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in AptarGroup during the third quarter worth about $36,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in AptarGroup in the third quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 164.8% in the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 331 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Company 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.