Q1 Earnings Forecast for AptarGroup Issued By Zacks Research

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for AptarGroup in a research report issued on Thursday, February 20th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.16 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.28. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.48 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.10 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on ATR. Bank of America downgraded 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. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Raymond James reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $190.00 price target (down from $200.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, AptarGroup currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $181.60.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

AptarGroup stock opened at $146.24 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $154.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $158.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 1.38. AptarGroup has a fifty-two week low of $135.96 and a fifty-two week high of $178.03. The company has a market capitalization of $9.73 billion, a PE ratio of 26.40, a P/E/G ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.59.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 10.45% and a return on equity of 15.56%.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 5th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.23%. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.49%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Ascent Group LLC raised its position in shares of AptarGroup by 88.3% in the fourth quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 4,105 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $645,000 after acquiring an additional 1,925 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its position in shares of AptarGroup by 412.4% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 19,260 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,026,000 after purchasing an additional 15,501 shares during the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP acquired a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the 4th quarter worth about $221,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in shares of AptarGroup by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 209,751 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,952,000 after purchasing an additional 13,167 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the 4th quarter worth about $408,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.