AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $164.14 According to Analysts

Shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the ten research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $164.14.

ATR has been the topic of a number of research reports. UBS Group assumed coverage on AptarGroup in a report on Friday, October 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $135.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, September 21st. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Bank of America raised AptarGroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $173.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on AptarGroup from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd.

Insider Buying and Selling at AptarGroup

In other news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 765 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.37, for a total transaction of $99,733.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 26,313 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,430,425.81. This trade represents a 2.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Stephan Tanda sold 9,838 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 238,729 shares in the company, valued at $32,505,340.64. This trade represents a 3.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 23,197 shares of company stock valued at $3,134,828 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ATR. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in AptarGroup in the second quarter valued at approximately $768,464,000. Atlas FRM LLC acquired a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the 2nd quarter worth about $83,884,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the 2nd quarter worth about $59,778,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of AptarGroup in the 2nd quarter valued at about $50,283,000. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 562.8% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 348,929 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $43,972,000 after purchasing an additional 296,282 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Trading Up 1.0%

ATR opened at $125.89 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.74, a P/E/G ratio of 3.86 and a beta of 0.34. 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 12 month low of $103.23 and a 12 month high of $146.91. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $126.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $125.16.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.07. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 13.31% and a net margin of 9.22%. The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.66 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.450-1.530 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that AptarGroup will post 5.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About AptarGroup

AptarGroup, Inc (NYSE: ATR) develops and manufactures dispensing, sealing and delivery systems for the pharmaceutical, beauty, personal care, food and beverage markets. Its products are designed to control, protect and dispense a wide range of liquids, creams, lotions, fragrances and other formulations.

The company’s offerings include pumps, valves, closures, aerosol systems and other dispensing components, as well as drug-delivery technologies. Through its pharmaceutical business, Aptar supports nasal, pulmonary, ophthalmic, dermal and injectable applications, serving pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with components and systems used in prescription, over-the-counter and consumer health products.

Aptar serves customers internationally through manufacturing, research and development and commercial operations across North America, Europe, Asia and other global markets.