Brokerages Set AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) Target Price at $172.80

Shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $172.80.

ATR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Bank of America upgraded AptarGroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $173.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th.

Insider Buying and Selling at AptarGroup

In other news, CEO Stephan B. Tanda sold 9,838 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.16, for a total transaction of $1,339,542.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 238,729 shares in the company, valued at $32,505,340.64. This represents a 3.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 3,555 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.61, for a total value of $400,328.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 27,078 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,049,253.58. The trade was a 11.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 25,987 shares of company stock valued at $3,435,423 over the last quarter. 0.73% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ATR. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in AptarGroup by 11,903.5% during the second 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 purchasing an additional 9,192,706 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $768,464,000. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,868,365 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $448,698,000 after purchasing an additional 43,188 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,291,454 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $279,466,000 after purchasing an additional 88,717 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,618,896 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $197,473,000 after buying an additional 15,197 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ATR opened at $131.71 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $130.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $127.76. The firm has a market cap of $8.37 billion, a PE ratio of 23.82, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. AptarGroup has a 1-year low of $103.23 and a 1-year high of $146.91.

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

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 30th were given a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 30th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.72%.

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.