AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) Stock Has Average Price Target of $172.80 According to Analysts

Shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $172.80.

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on AptarGroup from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 target price on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Bank of America raised shares of AptarGroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $173.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday.

Insider Activity at AptarGroup

In other news, insider Hedi Tlili sold 8,854 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total transaction of $1,195,290.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 15,379 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,076,165. This represents a 36.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 765 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.37, for a total value of $99,733.05. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 26,313 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,430,425.81. This represents a 2.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 23,197 shares of company stock valued at $3,134,828. Company insiders own 0.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 41.9% during the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 298 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 88 shares during the period. State of Wyoming lifted its stake in AptarGroup by 4.5% in the first quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 2,252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $284,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in AptarGroup by 47.0% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 369 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management increased its position in AptarGroup by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 17,632 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,222,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in AptarGroup by 214.1% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 201 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AptarGroup Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE ATR opened at $123.77 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $130.42 and its 200-day moving average is $125.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.38, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.38. AptarGroup has a one year low of $103.23 and a one year high of $146.91.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.07. AptarGroup had a net margin of 9.22% and a return on equity of 13.31%. The company had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.66 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.450-1.530 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that AptarGroup will post 5.48 EPS for the current year.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 30th were given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 30th. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.72%.

About AptarGroup

AptarGroup, Inc is a global supplier of dispensing, packaging and drug-delivery solutions. The company develops and manufactures pumps, valves, aerosol systems, closures, dispensing devices and other components used to package and deliver products in the pharmaceutical, beauty, personal care, food and beverage markets.

Its pharmaceutical offerings include nasal, respiratory, ophthalmic and dermal drug-delivery systems, as well as components and technologies designed to support the administration of prescription and consumer healthcare products.