Q4 Earnings Forecast for AptarGroup Issued By Zacks Research

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of AptarGroup in a report released on Tuesday, April 8th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.39 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.40. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup's current full-year earnings is $5.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AptarGroup's Q4 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on ATR. Bank of America lowered shares of AptarGroup from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $173.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of AptarGroup from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. Raymond James reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $190.00 price target (down previously from $200.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, February 10th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on AptarGroup from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, StockNews.com cut AptarGroup from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $181.60.

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AptarGroup Stock Performance

NYSE:ATR traded up $1.27 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $145.38. 60,659 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 307,303. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. AptarGroup has a 1 year low of $130.85 and a 1 year high of $178.03. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $146.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $157.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.24, a P/E/G ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 0.59.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.24. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.56% and a net margin of 10.45%.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 5th were given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 5th. AptarGroup's payout ratio is 32.49%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AptarGroup

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in AptarGroup during the fourth quarter worth about $116,265,000. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of AptarGroup by 33.1% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,481,563 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $389,854,000 after acquiring an additional 617,365 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of AptarGroup by 297.2% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 473,021 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $74,312,000 after acquiring an additional 353,935 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in AptarGroup by 20,143.0% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 202,835 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $300,970,000 after purchasing an additional 201,833 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new position in AptarGroup during the fourth quarter worth $22,925,000. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.