Shiela Vinczeller Sells 1,167 Shares of AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) Stock

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.97, for a total value of $161,010.99. Following the sale, the insider owned 25,134 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,467,737.98. This represents a 4.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of ATR traded down $0.71 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $137.92. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 349,816 shares, compared to its average volume of 385,629. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $148.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $149.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The company has a market cap of $9.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.74, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.57. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 52-week low of $130.85 and a 52-week high of $178.03.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $966.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $954.06 million. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.41 EPS. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.610 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 24th were issued a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 24th. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is 30.98%.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ATR. SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of AptarGroup in the first quarter valued at $33,000. Simplex Trading LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 107.4% in the first 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 period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in AptarGroup by 155.0% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 278 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in AptarGroup by 281.9% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 317 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the period. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its position in AptarGroup by 164.8% in the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 331 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the period. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on ATR shares. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $153.00 price objective (down from $173.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price target for the company. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $172.00 price target (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $182.17.

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.