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

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AptarGroup in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 20th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will earn $1.16 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.28. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.48 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.10 EPS.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.24. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.56% and a net margin of 10.45%.

ATR has been the topic of several other reports. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on AptarGroup from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. Bank of America cut AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $173.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Monday, January 6th. Raymond James reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price target (down from $200.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, February 10th. StockNews.com cut AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on AptarGroup from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AptarGroup presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $181.60.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of ATR opened at $146.24 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $154.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $158.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. AptarGroup has a 12 month low of $135.96 and a 12 month high of $178.03. The company has a market cap of $9.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.40, a P/E/G ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.59.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ATR. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new position in AptarGroup in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in AptarGroup in the fourth quarter worth about $42,000. Huntington National Bank grew its position in AptarGroup by 312.0% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 342 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Park Place Capital Corp purchased a new position in AptarGroup in the fourth quarter worth about $67,000. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. grew its position in AptarGroup by 328.4% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 437 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 5th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.23%. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is 32.49%.

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.