William Blair Forecasts AptarGroup’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:ATR)

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Research analysts at William Blair dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of AptarGroup in a report issued on Monday, February 10th. William Blair analyst M. Larew now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.16 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.34. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.95 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.24. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.62% and a net margin of 10.45%.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on ATR. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of AptarGroup from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Bank of America cut shares of AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $173.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective (down from $200.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday. Finally, StockNews.com cut AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AptarGroup presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $181.60.

AptarGroup Stock Down 0.6 %

AptarGroup stock opened at $142.36 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.62. AptarGroup has a fifty-two week low of $134.57 and a fifty-two week high of $178.03. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $159.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $159.06.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 5th. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is 32.49%.

Insider Activity at AptarGroup

In related news, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 964 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.83, for a total value of $162,752.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 7,848 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,324,977.84. This represents a 10.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ATR. Congress Asset Management Co. purchased a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the 3rd quarter worth about $108,239,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in AptarGroup by 29.4% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,106,885 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $337,502,000 after purchasing an additional 479,193 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its position in AptarGroup by 13.0% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,864,198 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $298,626,000 after purchasing an additional 214,097 shares during the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. purchased a new position in AptarGroup during the fourth quarter worth approximately $22,925,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of AptarGroup in the 4th quarter valued at $21,941,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Company Profile

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.