Zacks Research Estimates AptarGroup’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:ATR)

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for AptarGroup in a research report issued on Thursday, December 26th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.69 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.68. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.53 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Dbs Bank upgraded AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of AptarGroup from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $155.00 to $215.00 in a report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on AptarGroup from $168.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, AptarGroup has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $195.00.

AptarGroup Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of AptarGroup stock opened at $156.73 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $168.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $156.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. AptarGroup has a twelve month low of $122.29 and a twelve month high of $178.03. The stock has a market cap of $10.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.58.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 43.8% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 113,503 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $18,182,000 after purchasing an additional 34,573 shares during the period. Eagle Asset Management Inc. increased its position in AptarGroup by 43.9% in the 3rd quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. now owns 40,202 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,066,000 after acquiring an additional 12,271 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in AptarGroup by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,515,288 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $245,444,000 after acquiring an additional 83,452 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in AptarGroup by 35.9% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 805,301 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $113,395,000 after acquiring an additional 212,886 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 29.4% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,106,885 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $337,502,000 after purchasing an additional 479,193 shares in the last quarter. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Stephan B. Tanda sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.60, for a total transaction of $5,088,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 174,118 shares in the company, valued at $29,530,412.80. The trade was a 14.70 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 964 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.83, for a total value of $162,752.12. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 7,848 shares in the company, valued at $1,324,977.84. This represents a 10.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 24th were paid a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 24th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.15%. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is currently 36.14%.

AptarGroup announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, October 10th that authorizes the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the industrial products company to purchase up to 4.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

About AptarGroup

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.