KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS Has $2.66 Million Stock Position in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS boosted its stake in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 3.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,000 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 600 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS’s holdings in AptarGroup were worth $2,659,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in AptarGroup by 94.4% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 65,871 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $9,774,000 after buying an additional 31,985 shares during the last quarter. Simplex Trading LLC grew its stake 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 buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its stake in AptarGroup by 8.7% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 228,066 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,840,000 after buying an additional 18,315 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in AptarGroup by 4.8% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 131,284 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $19,480,000 after buying an additional 6,031 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in AptarGroup by 18.2% in the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,256 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $335,000 after buying an additional 348 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. KeyCorp assumed coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price target on the stock. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $172.00 target price (down previously from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AptarGroup currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $182.00.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of AptarGroup stock opened at $130.84 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $136.41 and a 200-day moving average of $146.86. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 1-year low of $129.81 and a 1-year high of $178.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market cap of $8.62 billion, a PE ratio of 22.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.55.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $954.06 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $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, equities research analysts forecast that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. 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. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is currently 30.98%.

Insider Activity at AptarGroup

In related news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.97, for a total value of $161,010.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 25,134 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,467,737.98. This represents a 4.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 31,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,282,743.56. The trade was a 7.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About AptarGroup

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.