Q1 Earnings Forecast for AptarGroup Issued By Zacks Research

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for AptarGroup in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $1.28 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.35. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.56 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.94 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.63 EPS.

ATR has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on AptarGroup from $185.00 to $180.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Bank of America lowered shares of AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $173.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Dbs Bank raised shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $155.00 to $215.00 in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $190.60.

AptarGroup Trading Down 0.6 %

AptarGroup stock opened at $157.23 on Friday. AptarGroup has a 1 year low of $128.05 and a 1 year high of $178.03. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $161.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $158.65. The firm has a market cap of $10.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.62.

AptarGroup announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, October 10th that permits the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the industrial products company to repurchase up to 4.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.14%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 964 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.83, for a total value of $162,752.12. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 7,848 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,324,977.84. This represents a 10.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in AptarGroup during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 446.5% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 235 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in AptarGroup during the fourth quarter worth approximately $42,000. Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in AptarGroup by 312.0% during the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 342 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Place Capital Corp bought a new position in shares of AptarGroup in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $67,000. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

About AptarGroup

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.