Insider Selling: AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) Insider Sells $99,733.05 in Stock

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 765 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.37, for a total transaction of $99,733.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 26,313 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,430,425.81. This trade represents a 2.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

AptarGroup Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:ATR opened at $127.19 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.61. The company has a market cap of $8.09 billion, a PE ratio of 23.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 0.38. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 52 week low of $103.23 and a 52 week high of $146.91. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $131.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $127.52.

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

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 30th were issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 30th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is currently 34.72%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on ATR shares. Bank of America raised AptarGroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $173.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of AptarGroup from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, AptarGroup has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $172.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 11,903.5% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 9,269,933 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,160,596,000 after buying an additional 9,192,706 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in AptarGroup in the second quarter worth approximately $768,464,000. River Road Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in AptarGroup in the fourth quarter worth approximately $111,919,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in AptarGroup during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $91,097,000. Finally, Atlas FRM LLC bought a new position in AptarGroup during the second quarter valued at approximately $83,884,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

About AptarGroup

AptarGroup, Inc is a global provider of advanced dispensing, sealing and protection solutions for consumer and pharmaceutical markets. The company designs and manufactures a broad portfolio of products that enable the controlled delivery of liquids, gels, powders and aerosols. Its customer base spans beauty and personal care, home care, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors, where innovation in packaging and drug?delivery devices drives brand differentiation and regulatory compliance.

In the consumer markets, AptarGroup offers pumps, actuators, valves, closures and specialized bottles engineered for precision, convenience and sustainability.