AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) Shares Sold by Swiss National Bank

Swiss National Bank lowered its holdings in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 10.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 129,300 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 14,700 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank’s holdings in AptarGroup were worth $15,984,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in AptarGroup by 10.0% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,608,460 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $576,242,000 after purchasing an additional 420,457 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of AptarGroup by 43.8% during the third quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 744,836 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $93,111,000 after acquiring an additional 226,818 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 19.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,371,141 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $171,447,000 after acquiring an additional 225,296 shares during the period. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC boosted its stake in AptarGroup by 2,351.2% during the 3rd quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 144,547 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $18,074,000 after purchasing an additional 138,650 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in AptarGroup by 9.7% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,147,557 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $143,491,000 after purchasing an additional 101,279 shares during the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at AptarGroup

In other AptarGroup news, insider Gael Touya sold 3,500 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.84, for a total value of $499,940.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 33,426 shares in the company, valued at $4,774,569.84. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other AptarGroup news, insider Gael Touya sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.84, for a total transaction of $499,940.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 33,426 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,774,569.84. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Stephan B. Tanda sold 32,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.67, for a total value of $4,533,440.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 159,024 shares in the company, valued at $22,528,930.08. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 45,334 shares of company stock worth $6,467,171. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

AptarGroup Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of AptarGroup stock opened at $149.05 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $142.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $133.43. The firm has a market cap of $9.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.93 and a beta of 0.57. AptarGroup, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $111.63 and a fifty-two week high of $151.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 9th. The industrial products company reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $838.48 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $842.50 million. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.06% and a net margin of 8.83%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.92 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 24th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.10%. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.19%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on AptarGroup from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 29th. William Blair raised AptarGroup from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $160.00 to $163.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, April 29th.

AptarGroup 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.