Zacks Research Predicts AptarGroup’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:ATR)

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AptarGroup in a report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.28 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.35. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.56 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.94 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.63 EPS.

ATR has been the subject of a number of other reports. Raymond James assumed coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $200.00 price target for the company. Bank of America cut shares of AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $173.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Dbs Bank upgraded AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on AptarGroup from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on AptarGroup from $185.00 to $180.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, AptarGroup currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $190.60.

AptarGroup Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of AptarGroup stock opened at $157.23 on Friday. AptarGroup has a 1 year low of $128.05 and a 1 year high of $178.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $161.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $158.56. The company has a market cap of $10.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.57, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Congress Asset Management Co. bought a new stake in AptarGroup during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $108,239,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 29.4% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,106,885 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $337,502,000 after purchasing an additional 479,193 shares during the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 182.1% in the third quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 538,830 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $86,315,000 after buying an additional 347,800 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 13.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,864,198 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $298,626,000 after buying an additional 214,097 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in AptarGroup by 88.2% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 230,775 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $36,968,000 after buying an additional 108,175 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other AptarGroup news, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 964 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.83, for a total value of $162,752.12. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 7,848 shares in the company, valued at $1,324,977.84. The trade was a 10.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 5th. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is 36.14%.

AptarGroup announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, October 10th that authorizes the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the industrial products company to reacquire up to 4.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

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.