AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR – Free Report) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for AptarGroup in a report released on Tuesday, April 8th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.39 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.40. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS.
Several other research firms have also weighed in on ATR. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of AptarGroup from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. Raymond James reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective (down from $200.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. StockNews.com downgraded AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Bank of America cut AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $173.00 price target for the company. in a report on Monday, January 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $181.60.
AptarGroup Stock Up 7.7 %
Shares of ATR opened at $144.01 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $146.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $157.86. The stock has a market cap of $9.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.99, a P/E/G ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 0.59. AptarGroup has a 12 month low of $130.85 and a 12 month high of $178.03.
AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.24. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.56% and a net margin of 10.45%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ATR. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its position in AptarGroup by 155.0% during the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 278 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Park Place Capital Corp acquired a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the 4th quarter worth approximately $67,000. Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in AptarGroup by 328.4% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 437 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank raised its stake in AptarGroup by 35.1% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 462 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.
AptarGroup Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 5th were paid a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 5th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.25%. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.49%.
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.
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