AXQ Capital LP Takes $261,000 Position in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

AXQ Capital LP acquired a new position in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 1,667 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $261,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Simplex Trading LLC grew its holdings in AptarGroup by 107.4% during the 1st quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AptarGroup in the first quarter valued at $33,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 281.9% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 317 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 164.8% during the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 331 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new stake in AptarGroup during the 2nd quarter worth about $74,000. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on ATR shares. William Blair lowered shares of AptarGroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Zacks Research lowered shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on AptarGroup from $152.00 to $133.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $168.60.

Insider Activity at AptarGroup

In other AptarGroup news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the business’s 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 completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 25,134 shares in the company, valued at $3,467,737.98. The trade was a 4.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.12, for a total transaction of $340,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 31,463 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,282,743.56. This represents a 7.36% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.68% of the stock is owned by insiders.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ATR opened at $121.39 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.97 billion, a PE ratio of 20.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The business has a 50-day moving average of $126.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of $141.72. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 12 month low of $103.23 and a 12 month high of $174.10.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $961.13 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $950.55 million. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.49 EPS. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 23rd were given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. This is a positive change from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 23rd. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.72%.

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.