Exchange Traded Concepts LLC Increases Stock Position in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its position in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 1.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,337 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC’s holdings in AptarGroup were worth $835,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Focus Partners Wealth raised its stake in AptarGroup by 94.4% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 65,871 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $9,774,000 after buying an additional 31,985 shares during the last quarter. Simplex Trading LLC boosted its holdings in AptarGroup by 107.4% in the 1st quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 8.7% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 228,066 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,840,000 after purchasing an additional 18,315 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 131,284 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $19,480,000 after purchasing an additional 6,031 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 18.2% during the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,256 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $335,000 after purchasing an additional 348 shares during the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on ATR. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $172.00 price objective (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, KeyCorp initiated coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price objective on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $182.00.

Insider Transactions at AptarGroup

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

AptarGroup Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of AptarGroup stock opened at $131.99 on Wednesday. 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 firm has a fifty day moving average price of $142.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $148.21. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 1 year low of $130.85 and a 1 year high of $178.03. The stock has a market cap of $8.70 billion, a PE ratio of 22.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.57.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last issued its earnings results 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. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.84% and a return on equity of 15.39%. The firm had revenue of $966.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $954.06 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.41 earnings per share. The firm’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. Equities research 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 issued a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 23rd. This is a positive change from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.05%.

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.