Edgestream Partners L.P. Invests $3.40 Million in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new position in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 21,754 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,403,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ATR. Norges Bank purchased a new position in AptarGroup in the second quarter worth about $118,182,000. Banque Transatlantique SA bought a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the first quarter valued at approximately $41,728,000. 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 worth $113,902,000 after acquiring an additional 222,577 shares during the last quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. lifted its position in AptarGroup by 16.4% in the 2nd quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,400,757 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $219,120,000 after acquiring an additional 197,214 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in AptarGroup during the 1st quarter valued at $21,549,000. 88.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

AptarGroup Price Performance

NYSE ATR opened at $122.03 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $125.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $140.28. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 52 week low of $103.23 and a 52 week high of $174.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.52, a PEG ratio of 3.28 and a beta of 0.50.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.05. AptarGroup had a net margin of 11.45% and a return on equity of 15.32%. The company had revenue of $961.13 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $950.55 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.49 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The business 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. This is a positive change from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 23rd. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling at AptarGroup

In other AptarGroup news, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 31,463 shares in the company, valued at $4,282,743.56. This represents a 7.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, 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 value of $161,010.99. Following the completion of the transaction, 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

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.