First National Bank of Omaha Acquires Shares of 8,476 AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

First National Bank of Omaha acquired a new position in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 8,476 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,061,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of AptarGroup in the second quarter valued at about $225,000. Nuance Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the 2nd quarter valued at about $22,933,000. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in AptarGroup during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $768,464,000. Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new position in AptarGroup during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $14,903,000. Finally, Phillips Wealth Planners LLC purchased a new position in AptarGroup in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $225,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on ATR. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Zacks Research raised shares of AptarGroup from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $173.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, AptarGroup presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $172.80.

Insider Activity at AptarGroup

In other AptarGroup news, insider Hedi Tlili sold 8,854 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total transaction of $1,195,290.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 15,379 shares in the company, valued at $2,076,165. This represents a 36.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Stephan B. Tanda sold 9,838 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.16, for a total value of $1,339,542.08. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 238,729 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,505,340.64. This represents a 3.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 22,247 shares of company stock valued at $2,935,161 over the last three months. 0.73% of the stock is owned by insiders.

AptarGroup Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE ATR opened at $133.00 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.24 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.10. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 12 month low of $103.23 and a 12 month high of $146.91. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $128.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $127.53.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. AptarGroup had a net margin of 9.22% and a return on equity of 13.31%. The company’s revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.66 EPS. AptarGroup has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.450-1.530 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 30th will be issued a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 30th. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is currently 34.72%.

AptarGroup 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.