William Blair Has Negative Outlook of AptarGroup Q3 Earnings

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) – Stock analysts at William Blair lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for AptarGroup in a research report issued on Monday, February 10th. William Blair analyst M. Larew now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.56 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.73. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup’s current full-year earnings is $5.95 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AptarGroup’s FY2025 earnings at $5.56 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.43 EPS.

ATR has been the topic of several other research reports. Dbs Bank upgraded AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on AptarGroup from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of AptarGroup from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. StockNews.com lowered shares of AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Bank of America downgraded shares of AptarGroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $173.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $181.60.

AptarGroup Stock Down 0.5 %

NYSE:ATR opened at $141.55 on Thursday. AptarGroup has a 52 week low of $134.57 and a 52 week high of $178.03. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $158.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $159.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.24. AptarGroup had a net margin of 10.45% and a return on equity of 15.62%.

AptarGroup Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th will be paid a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 5th. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is presently 32.49%.

Insider Transactions at AptarGroup

In other news, EVP Kimberly Chainey sold 964 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.83, for a total value of $162,752.12. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 7,848 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,324,977.84. This trade represents a 10.94 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AptarGroup

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in AptarGroup during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AptarGroup during the 4th quarter worth about $42,000. Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in AptarGroup by 312.0% during the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 342 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Park Place Capital Corp acquired a new position in AptarGroup in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $67,000. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. increased its stake in AptarGroup by 328.4% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 437 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

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.