William Blair Estimates AptarGroup's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:ATR)

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of AptarGroup in a report issued on Monday, February 10th. William Blair analyst M. Larew now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $1.16 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.34. The consensus estimate for AptarGroup's current full-year earnings is $5.95 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AptarGroup's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.52 earnings per share 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%.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of AptarGroup from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of AptarGroup from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. Raymond James restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $190.00 price target (down previously from $200.00) on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday, February 10th. StockNews.com lowered shares of AptarGroup from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Bank of America lowered shares of AptarGroup from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $173.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, AptarGroup presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $181.60.

AptarGroup Trading Up 1.5 %

NYSE ATR traded up $2.13 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $144.90. The company's stock had a trading volume of 512,842 shares, compared to its average volume of 299,160. AptarGroup has a 52-week low of $134.57 and a 52-week high of $178.03. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $157.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $158.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.59.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The company 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 dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 5th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.24%. AptarGroup's dividend payout ratio is currently 32.49%.

Institutional Trading of AptarGroup

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CIBC Asset Management Inc grew its position in shares of AptarGroup by 3.6% during the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 1,977 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $317,000 after buying an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of AptarGroup by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 650 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $102,000 after buying an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Commerce Bank grew its position in shares of AptarGroup by 3.3% during the third quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 2,349 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC grew its position in shares of AptarGroup by 2.3% during the third quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 3,315 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $531,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of AptarGroup by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 961 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $154,000 after buying an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company's stock.

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.