3,319 Shares in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR Acquired by Park Avenue Securities LLC

Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 3,319 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $519,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ATR. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in AptarGroup by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,388 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,475,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its position in AptarGroup by 155.0% during the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 278 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in AptarGroup by 145.5% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,009 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $150,000 after purchasing an additional 598 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in AptarGroup by 4.0% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 205,398 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,477,000 after purchasing an additional 7,848 shares during the period. Finally, Bridge Creek Capital Management LLC boosted its position in AptarGroup by 1.7% during the first quarter. Bridge Creek Capital Management LLC now owns 26,058 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,866,000 after purchasing an additional 445 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ATR opened at $132.01 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $140.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $147.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.72, a PEG ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.57. AptarGroup, Inc. has a one year low of $130.27 and a one year high of $178.03.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released 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. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.The firm had revenue of $966.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $954.06 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.41 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.610 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 EPS for the current year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. This is a boost from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 23rd. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is 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.