AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR Stock Position Trimmed by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC cut its position in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 1.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,937 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 297 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in AptarGroup were worth $2,216,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Simplex Trading LLC lifted its position in AptarGroup by 107.4% in the 1st quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its position in shares of AptarGroup by 155.0% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the 4th quarter worth about $75,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of AptarGroup by 116.9% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 603 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $89,000 after buying an additional 325 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming bought a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the 4th quarter worth about $97,000. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on ATR. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and set a $153.00 price target (down from $173.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $172.00 price target (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, August 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $174.60.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of ATR opened at $141.4070 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $151.32 and its 200-day moving average is $149.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.83. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 12-month low of $130.85 and a 12-month high of $178.03.

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

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at AptarGroup

In other news, insider Gael Touya sold 3,300 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.62, for a total value of $503,646.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 33,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,183,433.06. This trade represents a 8.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 1,671 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.79, for a total transaction of $255,312.09. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 11,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,694,135.52. This trade represents a 13.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.68% 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.