Q2 Earnings Estimate for AptarGroup Issued By Zacks Research

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of AptarGroup in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.67 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.69. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.38 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on ATR. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on AptarGroup from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research 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 on the stock. in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $155.00 to $215.00 in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Dbs Bank upgraded AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on AptarGroup from $185.00 to $180.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $190.60.

AptarGroup Price Performance

ATR opened at $157.74 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $161.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $158.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.15. AptarGroup has a 1 year low of $128.05 and a 1 year high of $178.03. The firm has a market cap of $10.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.68, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.59.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ATR. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 58.9% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,157 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,268,000 after purchasing an additional 5,248 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 43.8% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 113,503 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $18,182,000 after purchasing an additional 34,573 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 5.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,515,288 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $245,444,000 after purchasing an additional 83,452 shares during the last quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 43.9% in the third quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,202 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,066,000 after purchasing an additional 12,271 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. raised 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 worth $337,502,000 after purchasing an additional 479,193 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other AptarGroup news, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 964 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.83, for a total transaction of $162,752.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 7,848 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,324,977.84. The trade was a 10.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

AptarGroup declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, October 10th that allows the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to buy up to 4.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be paid a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 5th. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is presently 36.14%.

AptarGroup Company Profile

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.