Zacks Research Estimates AptarGroup’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:ATR)

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AptarGroup in a report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.53 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.54. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s FY2025 earnings at $5.47 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.08 EPS.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.52 EPS 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%.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on ATR. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on AptarGroup from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on AptarGroup from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Bank of America downgraded AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $173.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com downgraded AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $190.00 target price (down previously from $200.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, AptarGroup currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $181.60.

AptarGroup Price Performance

NYSE:ATR opened at $148.41 on Wednesday. AptarGroup has a 52 week low of $135.96 and a 52 week high of $178.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The company has a market capitalization of $9.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.79, a P/E/G ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 0.59. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $152.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $159.02.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 5th were issued a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 5th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.21%. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.49%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AptarGroup

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ATR. Norges Bank acquired a new position in AptarGroup during the 4th quarter worth $116,265,000. FMR LLC grew its stake in AptarGroup by 33.1% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,481,563 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $389,854,000 after purchasing an additional 617,365 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in AptarGroup by 29.4% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in AptarGroup by 297.2% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 473,021 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $74,312,000 after purchasing an additional 353,935 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new position in AptarGroup during the 4th quarter worth $22,925,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

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.