Q1 Earnings Forecast for AptarGroup Issued By Zacks Research

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of AptarGroup in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.45. 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 $1.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.82 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on ATR. KeyCorp started 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. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $152.00 to $133.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $172.00 target price (down from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AptarGroup has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $168.60.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of ATR opened at $118.48 on Monday. AptarGroup has a 12 month low of $103.23 and a 12 month high of $174.10. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $128.47 and a 200-day moving average price of $143.06. 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 cap of $7.77 billion, a PE ratio of 20.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $961.13 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.49 earnings per share. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in AptarGroup by 97.0% in the third quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 2,759,026 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $368,771,000 after acquiring an additional 1,358,269 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $118,182,000. Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $41,728,000. First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 218.1% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 372,369 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $49,771,000 after purchasing an additional 255,291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 136.0% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 405,066 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $62,769,000 after purchasing an additional 233,445 shares during the period. 88.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at AptarGroup

In other AptarGroup news, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the 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 approximately $4,282,743.56. This trade represents a 7.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, 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 value of $161,010.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly 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 position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 23rd were paid a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 23rd. This is an increase from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.