Acadian Asset Management LLC Boosts Holdings in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 1.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 487,782 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,845 shares during the quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC owned about 0.74% of AptarGroup worth $76,290,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the first quarter worth $41,728,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in AptarGroup by 12.6% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,219,191 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $329,284,000 after purchasing an additional 247,519 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI raised its holdings in AptarGroup by 40.8% in the 1st quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 767,636 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $113,902,000 after acquiring an additional 222,577 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the 1st quarter worth $21,549,000. Finally, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC acquired a new position in AptarGroup in the 1st quarter valued at about $20,082,000. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on ATR shares. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $172.00 target price (down previously from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Weiss Ratings lowered AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 target price on the stock. Finally, William Blair lowered shares of AptarGroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $168.60.

Insider Buying and Selling at AptarGroup

In other AptarGroup news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.97, for a total transaction of $161,010.99. Following the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.12, for a total value of $340,300.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 31,463 shares in the company, valued at $4,282,743.56. This trade represents a 7.36% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE ATR opened at $116.21 on Monday. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 52 week low of $103.23 and a 52 week high of $178.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.63 billion, a PE ratio of 20.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $130.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $144.18.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.49 EPS. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be given a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. This is a boost from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 23rd. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.72%.

About AptarGroup

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.