AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wells Fargo & Company

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report issued on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm presently has a $144.00 price target on the industrial products company’s stock, up from their previous price target of $133.00. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 19.07% from the company’s previous close.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on ATR. Robert W. Baird set a $156.00 target price on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $173.00.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

AptarGroup stock opened at $120.94 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The stock has a market cap of $7.79 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53, a P/E/G ratio of 4.56 and a beta of 0.46. AptarGroup has a 12-month low of $103.23 and a 12-month high of $164.28. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $132.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $128.07.

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

AptarGroup declared that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Thursday, February 5th that permits the company to repurchase $600.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the industrial products company to purchase up to 7.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AptarGroup news, insider Gael Touya sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.35, for a total value of $494,725.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 27,963 shares in the company, valued at $3,952,570.05. This represents a 11.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rothschild Investment LLC boosted its stake in AptarGroup by 231.1% during the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 202 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the period. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new position in AptarGroup in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of AptarGroup in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of AptarGroup in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Company 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.