William Blair Has Negative Outlook of AptarGroup Q2 Earnings

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Equities research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for 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 earn $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.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. 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 target price on shares of AptarGroup from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $155.00 to $215.00 in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $168.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $195.00.

AptarGroup Stock Down 0.2 %

ATR opened at $168.75 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $157.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $149.48. AptarGroup has a 52 week low of $120.85 and a 52 week high of $171.41. The company has a market cap of $11.18 billion, a PE ratio of 36.21, a P/E/G ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AptarGroup

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ATR. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. grew its position in shares of AptarGroup by 111.0% in the second quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,075,168 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $151,394,000 after purchasing an additional 565,511 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in AptarGroup by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 953,950 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $152,813,000 after buying an additional 17,975 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in AptarGroup by 35.9% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 805,301 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $113,395,000 after buying an additional 212,886 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in AptarGroup by 9.9% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 716,617 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $100,917,000 after buying an additional 64,288 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of AptarGroup in the third quarter worth $108,239,000. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at AptarGroup

In related news, CEO Stephan B. Tanda sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.60, for a total transaction of $5,088,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 174,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,530,412.80. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In other AptarGroup news, insider Xiangwei Gong sold 7,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.52, for a total value of $1,054,944.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 12,974 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,900,950.48. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, 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 directly owns 174,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,530,412.80. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 47,457 shares of company stock valued at $7,680,110 in the last ninety days. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 24th will be given 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 1.07%. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is currently 38.63%.

AptarGroup announced that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Thursday, October 10th that authorizes the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the industrial products company to buy up to 4.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are 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.