AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR – Free Report) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for AptarGroup in a research report issued on Thursday, February 20th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will earn $1.40 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.56. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.11 EPS.
Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on ATR. StockNews.com cut AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on AptarGroup from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Raymond James reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 target price (down from $200.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Bank of America downgraded shares of 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, AptarGroup presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $181.60.
AptarGroup Trading Up 1.5 %
NYSE ATR opened at $147.82 on Monday. AptarGroup has a 1 year low of $135.96 and a 1 year high of $178.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The company has a market capitalization of $9.83 billion, a PE ratio of 26.68, a P/E/G ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a fifty day moving average of $154.05 and a 200 day moving average of $159.02.
AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.24. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.45% and a return on equity of 15.56%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On AptarGroup
A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the fourth quarter worth about $116,265,000. Congress Asset Management Co. purchased a new stake in AptarGroup during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $108,239,000. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 33.1% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,481,563 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $389,854,000 after acquiring an additional 617,365 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 29.4% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,106,885 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $337,502,000 after acquiring an additional 479,193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 297.2% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 473,021 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $74,312,000 after acquiring an additional 353,935 shares in the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
AptarGroup Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be paid a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 5th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.22%. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.49%.
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.
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