Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for AptarGroup Q2 Earnings

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for AptarGroup in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 15th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.50 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.49. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.89 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.43 EPS.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The industrial products company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.01. AptarGroup had a net margin of 9.00% and a return on equity of 15.13%. The business had revenue of $910.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $930.15 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.23 EPS. AptarGroup’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

ATR has been the topic of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on AptarGroup from $168.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $155.00 to $215.00 in a research note on Monday.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ATR opened at $167.89 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $154.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is $147.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 1.36. AptarGroup has a 52 week low of $120.36 and a 52 week high of $169.65. The firm has a market cap of $11.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.03, a P/E/G ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.58.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 24th will be given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 24th. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.63%.

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

Insider Transactions at AptarGroup

In other news, CEO Stephan B. Tanda sold 32,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $147.56, for a total value of $4,721,920.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 174,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,692,852.08. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, CEO Stephan B. Tanda sold 32,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $147.56, for a total value of $4,721,920.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 174,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,692,852.08. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Hedi Tlili sold 1,375 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.54, for a total value of $209,742.50. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 9,379 shares in the company, valued at $1,430,672.66. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 49,457 shares of company stock worth $7,314,030 over the last three months. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Howard Capital Management Group LLC increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC now owns 131,875 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,125,000 after purchasing an additional 558 shares in the last quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC grew its stake in AptarGroup by 32.0% during the third quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 3,406 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $546,000 after buying an additional 825 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 13.6% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 3,889 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $623,000 after buying an additional 467 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 4.3% in the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 4,786 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $767,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, West Coast Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. West Coast Financial LLC now owns 21,467 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,439,000 after acquiring an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.