O Brien Wealth Partners LLC Makes New Investment in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

O Brien Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 4,338 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $580,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ATR. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of AptarGroup in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its holdings in AptarGroup by 164.8% in the second quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 331 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new position in AptarGroup in the second quarter worth approximately $74,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in AptarGroup by 534.8% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 565 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $88,000 after acquiring an additional 476 shares during the period. Finally, Steph & Co. bought a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the second quarter valued at approximately $91,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on ATR. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $133.00 price objective on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Tuesday. William Blair lowered shares of AptarGroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $167.50.

AptarGroup Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ATR opened at $120.35 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock has a market cap of $7.90 billion, a PE ratio of 19.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.49. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $120.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $134.67. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 1-year low of $103.23 and a 1-year high of $164.28.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.05. AptarGroup had a net margin of 11.45% and a return on equity of 15.32%. The company had revenue of $961.13 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $950.55 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.49 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AptarGroup news, CAO Daniel Ackerman sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.23, for a total value of $1,818,450.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 29,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,589,256.61. The trade was a 33.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Company Profile

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.