Simplex Trading LLC Acquires 116 Shares of AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Simplex Trading LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 107.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 116 shares during the quarter. Simplex Trading LLC’s holdings in AptarGroup were worth $33,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its stake in AptarGroup by 155.0% in the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 278 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of AptarGroup in the 4th quarter valued at $75,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 116.9% in the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 603 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $89,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares during the period. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of AptarGroup in the 4th quarter worth $97,000. Finally, Menard Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the fourth quarter worth $111,000. 88.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at AptarGroup

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ATR has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $153.00 target price (down previously from $173.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $172.00 target price (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, AptarGroup currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $174.60.

AptarGroup Stock Up 0.5%

NYSE:ATR opened at $141.4070 on Monday. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 1 year low of $130.85 and a 1 year high of $178.03. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $151.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $149.67. The stock has a market cap of $9.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.34, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.The company had revenue of $966.01 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $954.06 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.41 earnings per share. AptarGroup’s revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.610 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current year.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

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

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.