Nordea Investment Management AB Purchases Shares of 59,870 AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Nordea Investment Management AB purchased a new stake in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 59,870 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,314,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ATR. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in AptarGroup by 28.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,399 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $356,000 after acquiring an additional 534 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in AptarGroup by 22.2% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 88,716 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $13,164,000 after acquiring an additional 16,145 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in AptarGroup by 31.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,835 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $421,000 after acquiring an additional 671 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 55.2% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 6,277 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $982,000 after purchasing an additional 2,233 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 29.3% in the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,402 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $532,000 after purchasing an additional 770 shares in the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ATR. Robert W. Baird set a $156.00 price objective on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, February 9th. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of AptarGroup from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $133.00 to $144.00 in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $173.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Gael Touya sold 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.35, for a total transaction of $494,725.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 27,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,952,570.05. This trade represents a 11.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ATR opened at $125.82 on Thursday. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 1 year low of $103.23 and a 1 year high of $164.28. The firm has a market cap of $8.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.36, a PEG ratio of 4.68 and a beta of 0.46. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $132.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $127.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.62.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $962.74 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $878.58 million. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 14.25% and a net margin of 10.40%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.52 EPS. AptarGroup has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.130-1.210 EPS. Research analysts forecast that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 4th were given a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 4th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is 32.60%.

AptarGroup announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, February 5th that allows the company to buyback $600.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the industrial products company to purchase up to 7.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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.