What is William Blair’s Forecast for AptarGroup Q1 Earnings?

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Research analysts at William Blair cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for AptarGroup in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 10th. William Blair analyst M. Larew now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.16 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.34. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.95 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS.

ATR has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on AptarGroup from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on AptarGroup from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday. StockNews.com downgraded AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Bank of America lowered AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $173.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Dbs Bank raised AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $181.60.

AptarGroup Trading Down 0.6 %

NYSE:ATR opened at $142.36 on Wednesday. AptarGroup has a 12-month low of $134.57 and a 12-month high of $178.03. The firm has a market cap of $9.47 billion, a PE ratio of 25.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.59. 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 stock has a fifty day moving average price of $159.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $159.06.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.24. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.45% and a return on equity of 15.62%.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 5th. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.49%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 964 shares of AptarGroup 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 owns 7,848 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ATR. Congress Asset Management Co. acquired a new position in AptarGroup during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $108,239,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 29.4% in 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 buying an additional 479,193 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its holdings in AptarGroup by 13.0% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,864,198 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $298,626,000 after acquiring an additional 214,097 shares during the period. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new position in AptarGroup during the fourth quarter worth $22,925,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in AptarGroup in the fourth quarter worth $21,941,000. 88.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.