What is William Blair’s Forecast for AptarGroup Q2 Earnings?

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Equities research analysts at William Blair cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of AptarGroup in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, October 28th. William Blair analyst M. Larew now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.53 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.64. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.36 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s FY2025 earnings at $6.12 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on ATR. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of AptarGroup from $168.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on AptarGroup from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $155.00 to $215.00 in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Dbs Bank raised AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $195.00.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ATR opened at $169.02 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $157.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $149.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The company has a market cap of $11.20 billion, a PE ratio of 36.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.58. AptarGroup has a 12 month low of $121.61 and a 12 month high of $171.41.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AptarGroup

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ballentine Partners LLC boosted its position in AptarGroup by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 3,315 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $531,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 3.6% during the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,361 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $332,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Argent Trust Co boosted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 6.1% in the second quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 1,685 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the period. Adirondack Trust Co. grew its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 25.0% in the second quarter. Adirondack Trust Co. now owns 500 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fulton Bank N.A. raised its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 2,058 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $330,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at AptarGroup

In related news, CEO Stephan B. Tanda sold 30,000 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction on Monday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.60, for a total value of $5,088,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 174,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,530,412.80. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, CEO Stephan B. Tanda sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.60, for a total value of $5,088,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 174,118 shares in the company, valued at $29,530,412.80. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Hedi Tlili sold 1,375 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.54, for a total value of $209,742.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 9,379 shares in the company, valued at $1,430,672.66. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 47,457 shares of company stock worth $7,680,110 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, October 10th that permits the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the industrial products company to reacquire up to 4.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 24th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.06%. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.63%.

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.