UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC Has $33.84 Million Stock Holdings in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 8.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 228,066 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 18,315 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC owned approximately 0.35% of AptarGroup worth $33,840,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 0.5% in the first quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 18,600 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,760,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 1.3% in the first quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,818 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,160,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the period. Simplex Trading LLC increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 107.4% in the first quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 1.4% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,515 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,412,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. Finally, Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 10.8% in the first quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 1,462 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $217,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on ATR shares. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $172.00 price objective (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, KeyCorp started coverage on AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price objective on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $182.00.

AptarGroup Price Performance

ATR opened at $134.79 on Tuesday. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 1 year low of $130.85 and a 1 year high of $178.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $145.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $148.84. The firm has a market cap of $8.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.20, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.57.

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

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be paid a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 23rd. This is an increase from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is 30.98%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.12, for a total value of $340,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 31,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,282,743.56. The trade was a 7.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.97, for a total transaction of $161,010.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 25,134 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,467,737.98. This trade represents a 4.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.68% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.