AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.24 EPS

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The industrial products company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.24, Zacks reports. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.62% and a net margin of 10.45%. AptarGroup updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.110-1.190 EPS.

AptarGroup Stock Down 8.4 %

ATR opened at $143.26 on Friday. AptarGroup has a 12 month low of $131.51 and a 12 month high of $178.03. The stock has a market cap of $9.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.59. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $160.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $158.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 5th. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is 32.49%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Raymond James started coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. Dbs Bank raised AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Jefferies Financial Group raised AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $155.00 to $215.00 in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of AptarGroup from $185.00 to $180.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of AptarGroup from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $190.60.

Insider Activity at AptarGroup

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 sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 7,848 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,324,977.84. The trade was a 10.94 % 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 this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.00% 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.