AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $168.60.

ATR has been the topic of several analyst reports. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on AptarGroup from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 3rd. William Blair lowered shares of AptarGroup from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Zacks Research cut shares of AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of AptarGroup from $152.00 to $133.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, December 15th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Daniel Ackerman sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.23, for a total value of $1,818,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 29,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,589,256.61. The trade was a 33.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. SVB Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of AptarGroup in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Simplex Trading LLC lifted its stake in AptarGroup by 107.4% during the first quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 224 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in AptarGroup in the third quarter worth $32,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in AptarGroup during the third quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Mather Group LLC. bought a new stake in AptarGroup during the third quarter valued at $36,000. Institutional investors own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

NYSE:ATR opened at $121.35 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $122.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $137.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market cap of $7.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.42, a PEG ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.50. AptarGroup has a 1-year low of $103.23 and a 1-year high of $164.28.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $961.13 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $950.55 million. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 15.32% and a net margin of 11.45%.The company’s revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.49 earnings per share. AptarGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.200-1.28 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that AptarGroup will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.