AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) Downgraded to “Market Perform” Rating by William Blair

William Blair lowered shares of AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a report issued on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on ATR. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $152.00 to $133.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. 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. KeyCorp began 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. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AptarGroup presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $168.60.

AptarGroup Price Performance

NYSE:ATR opened at $113.14 on Monday. AptarGroup has a 52 week low of $103.23 and a 52 week high of $178.03. The firm has a market cap of $7.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $132.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $145.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.21.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $961.13 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $950.55 million. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.84% and a return on equity of 15.39%. AptarGroup’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.49 earnings per share. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that AptarGroup will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 23rd. This is an increase from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is 30.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider directly owned 25,134 shares in the company, valued at $3,467,737.98. This trade represents a 4.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at approximately $4,282,743.56. This represents a 7.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AptarGroup

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hall Laurie J Trustee boosted its position in AptarGroup by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Hall Laurie J Trustee now owns 26,885 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,593,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Bridge Creek Capital Management LLC boosted its position in AptarGroup by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bridge Creek Capital Management LLC now owns 26,402 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,529,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System boosted its position in AptarGroup by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 18,600 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,760,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its position in AptarGroup by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 5,337 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $835,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC boosted its position in AptarGroup by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 2,304 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $360,000 after buying an additional 112 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.