FY2025 EPS Estimates for AptarGroup Cut by Zacks Research

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of AptarGroup in a report released on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $5.75 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.81. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.69 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.55 EPS.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $961.13 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $950.55 million. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.39% and a net margin of 10.84%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.49 earnings per share. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on ATR. William Blair lowered shares of AptarGroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 3rd. KeyCorp started coverage on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $220.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings cut AptarGroup from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed 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. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $168.60.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

Shares of ATR stock traded down $1.35 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $118.85. 35,475 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 420,655. The company has a market cap of $7.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.55. AptarGroup has a 12-month low of $103.23 and a 12-month high of $174.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $128.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $143.37.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AptarGroup

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in AptarGroup by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 213,461 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,673,000 after purchasing an additional 787 shares during the last quarter. Welch & Forbes LLC purchased a new stake in AptarGroup during the 1st quarter valued at about $224,000. Creekmur Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in AptarGroup in the 1st quarter worth approximately $207,000. South Dakota Investment Council boosted its stake in AptarGroup by 2.3% during the first quarter. South Dakota Investment Council now owns 13,393 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,987,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 24.2% in the 1st quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 4,404 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $653,000 after acquiring an additional 858 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AptarGroup news, insider Gael Touya sold 2,500 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.12, for a total value of $340,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 31,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,282,743.56. The trade was a 7.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 1,167 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.97, for a total value of $161,010.99. Following the transaction, the insider owned 25,134 shares in the company, valued at $3,467,737.98. This represents a 4.44% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 23rd were given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This is an increase from AptarGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 23rd. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.72%.

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.