Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Has $660,000 Stock Position in AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund reduced its position in shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 45.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,237 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 4,405 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s holdings in AptarGroup were worth $660,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ATR. River Road Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in AptarGroup during the 4th quarter worth $111,919,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of AptarGroup in the fourth quarter valued at about $91,097,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of AptarGroup by 35.6% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,300,801 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $158,649,000 after purchasing an additional 341,440 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 57.1% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 843,595 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $102,885,000 after purchasing an additional 306,662 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 183.8% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 327,607 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $51,248,000 after purchasing an additional 212,184 shares during the period. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on ATR shares. Bank of America upgraded AptarGroup from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $173.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on AptarGroup from $144.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Zacks Research raised AptarGroup from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $170.80.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AptarGroup news, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 3,555 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.61, for a total transaction of $400,328.55. Following the sale, the insider owned 27,078 shares in the company, valued at $3,049,253.58. The trade was a 11.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Irene Elizabeth Hudson sold 1,264 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.43, for a total transaction of $156,015.52. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,480 shares in the company, valued at $182,676.40. This trade represents a 46.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.73% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Stock Up 2.5%

ATR stock opened at $132.29 on Friday. AptarGroup, Inc. has a twelve month low of $103.23 and a twelve month high of $163.09. The company has a market cap of $8.44 billion, a PE ratio of 22.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 0.39. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $121.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $126.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.04. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 13.98% and a net margin of 9.98%.The firm had revenue of $982.87 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $955.95 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.20 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. AptarGroup has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.320-1.400 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.41 earnings per share for the current year.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 30th will be paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 30th. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.88%.

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.