Hantz Financial Services Inc. Sells 53,831 Shares of AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Hantz Financial Services Inc. lowered its position in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 99.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 408 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 53,831 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in AptarGroup were worth $55,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. increased its stake in AptarGroup by 97.0% in the 3rd quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 2,759,026 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $368,771,000 after acquiring an additional 1,358,269 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the second quarter worth about $118,182,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 136.0% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 405,066 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $62,769,000 after purchasing an additional 233,445 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in AptarGroup by 183.8% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 327,607 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $51,248,000 after purchasing an additional 212,184 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its position in AptarGroup by 16.4% during the third quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,234,354 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $164,984,000 after purchasing an additional 174,084 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ATR has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Friday, January 9th. William Blair downgraded AptarGroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $156.00 price objective on AptarGroup in a research report on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $170.25.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AptarGroup news, CAO Daniel Ackerman sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.23, for a total transaction of $1,818,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 29,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,589,256.61. This represents a 33.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.68% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

NYSE ATR opened at $140.62 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $124.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $129.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 12-month low of $103.23 and a 12-month high of $164.28. The firm has a market cap of $9.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.87, a PEG ratio of 5.23 and a beta of 0.48.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $962.74 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $878.58 million. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 14.25% and a net margin of 10.40%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.52 earnings per share. AptarGroup has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.130-1.210 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 EPS for the current year.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 4th will be paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 4th. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is presently 32.60%.

AptarGroup announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, February 5th that allows the company to repurchase $600.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to reacquire up to 7.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

AptarGroup Profile

AptarGroup, Inc is a global provider of advanced dispensing, sealing and protection solutions for consumer and pharmaceutical markets. The company designs and manufactures a broad portfolio of products that enable the controlled delivery of liquids, gels, powders and aerosols. Its customer base spans beauty and personal care, home care, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors, where innovation in packaging and drug‐delivery devices drives brand differentiation and regulatory compliance.

In the consumer markets, AptarGroup offers pumps, actuators, valves, closures and specialized bottles engineered for precision, convenience and sustainability.