Q1 Earnings Estimate for AptarGroup Issued By Zacks Research

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of AptarGroup in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 22nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.45 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.44. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on ATR. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $172.00 price target (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, August 4th. KeyCorp assumed coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Friday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $175.40.

AptarGroup Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of AptarGroup stock opened at $128.74 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.48 billion, a PE ratio of 22.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.55. 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’s 50 day moving average is $134.41 and its 200 day moving average is $145.82. AptarGroup has a 1 year low of $127.85 and a 1 year high of $178.03.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $966.01 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $954.06 million. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.84% and a return on equity of 15.39%. The firm’s revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.41 EPS. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.610 EPS.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. 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. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is presently 33.05%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 directly owned 25,134 shares in the company, valued at $3,467,737.98. This represents a 4.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 owned 31,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,282,743.56. This trade represents a 7.36% 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AptarGroup

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 1.5% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,868,365 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $448,698,000 after buying an additional 43,188 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 12.6% during the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,219,191 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $329,284,000 after buying an additional 247,519 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 3.7% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,749,276 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $282,868,000 after buying an additional 62,540 shares during the period. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 16.4% during the second quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,400,757 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $219,120,000 after buying an additional 197,214 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Trust Walden Corp increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 16.4% during the third quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,234,354 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $164,984,000 after buying an additional 174,084 shares during the period. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.