Boston Trust Walden Corp Has $165.86 Million Stake in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Boston Trust Walden Corp decreased its stake in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 7.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,060,270 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 79,333 shares during the quarter. AptarGroup comprises about 1.2% of Boston Trust Walden Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings in AptarGroup were worth $165,858,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System boosted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 0.5% during the first quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 18,600 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,760,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 1.9% during the second quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 5,337 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $835,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 1.3% during the first quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,818 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,160,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Simplex Trading LLC boosted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 107.4% during the first quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 1.4% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,515 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,412,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of AptarGroup from $153.00 to $152.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $172.00 price objective (down previously from $182.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, August 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $175.40.

Insider Buying and Selling at AptarGroup

In other news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.97, for a total value of $161,010.99. Following the sale, the insider owned 25,134 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,467,737.98. This represents a 4.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.12, for a total transaction of $340,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 31,463 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,282,743.56. This represents a 7.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of ATR opened at $130.46 on Tuesday. AptarGroup, Inc. has a twelve month low of $129.81 and a twelve month high of $178.03. The company has a market cap of $8.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $136.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $146.73.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.84% and a return on equity of 15.39%. The business had revenue of $966.01 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $954.06 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.41 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.530-1.610 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 EPS for the current year.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 23rd will be paid a $0.48 dividend. This is an increase from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 23rd. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is currently 30.98%.

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.