William Blair Estimates AptarGroup’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:ATR)

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Equities research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for AptarGroup in a report issued on Monday, February 10th. William Blair analyst M. Larew now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.56 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.73. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.95 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s FY2025 earnings at $5.56 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.43 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. 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. StockNews.com lowered shares of AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Dbs Bank raised shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of AptarGroup from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AptarGroup has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $181.60.

AptarGroup Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE ATR opened at $141.55 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.42 billion, a PE ratio of 25.55, 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. AptarGroup has a 12-month low of $134.57 and a 12-month high of $178.03. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $158.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $159.03.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.24. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.45% and a return on equity of 15.62%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AptarGroup

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $116,265,000. Congress Asset Management Co. acquired a new position in AptarGroup during the third quarter worth about $108,239,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in AptarGroup by 29.4% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,106,885 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $337,502,000 after acquiring an additional 479,193 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in AptarGroup by 13.0% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,864,198 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $298,626,000 after acquiring an additional 214,097 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the 4th quarter worth approximately $22,925,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at AptarGroup

In related news, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 964 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.83, for a total value of $162,752.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 7,848 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,324,977.84. This represents a 10.94 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 5th. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.49%.

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.