Zacks Research Predicts AptarGroup’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:ATR)

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for AptarGroup in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.28 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.35. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.56 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.94 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.63 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on ATR. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of AptarGroup from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Bank of America lowered AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $173.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $155.00 to $215.00 in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Raymond James initiated coverage on AptarGroup in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $200.00 price target for the company. Finally, Dbs Bank raised shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. One 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $190.60.

AptarGroup Price Performance

ATR stock opened at $158.18 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $162.19 and a 200-day moving average of $158.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.59. AptarGroup has a 12 month low of $128.05 and a 12 month high of $178.03.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AptarGroup

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ATR. State Street Corp grew its holdings in AptarGroup by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,889,811 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $462,919,000 after acquiring an additional 14,001 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted 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 worth $337,502,000 after purchasing an additional 479,193 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 13.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,864,198 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $298,626,000 after purchasing an additional 214,097 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in AptarGroup by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,515,288 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $245,444,000 after purchasing an additional 83,452 shares during the period. Finally, Mawer Investment Management Ltd. raised its position in AptarGroup by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,158,102 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $185,516,000 after purchasing an additional 82,934 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at AptarGroup

In other AptarGroup news, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 964 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.83, for a total transaction of $162,752.12. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 7,848 shares in the company, valued at $1,324,977.84. This represents a 10.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, October 10th that allows the company to repurchase $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to repurchase up to 4.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

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 $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 5th. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.14%.

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.