Hantz Financial Services Inc. Sells 53,831 Shares of AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Hantz Financial Services Inc. decreased its holdings in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) by 99.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 408 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 53,831 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in AptarGroup were worth $55,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of AptarGroup by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,868,365 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $448,698,000 after purchasing an additional 43,188 shares during the period. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of AptarGroup by 97.0% during the third quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 2,759,026 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $368,771,000 after buying an additional 1,358,269 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in AptarGroup by 3.7% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,749,276 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $282,868,000 after buying an additional 62,540 shares in the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its holdings in AptarGroup by 16.4% in the third quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,234,354 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $164,984,000 after buying an additional 174,084 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in AptarGroup in the second quarter worth about $118,182,000. 88.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ATR has been the subject of several research reports. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Zacks Research downgraded AptarGroup from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $156.00 target price on shares of AptarGroup in a report on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $133.00 price target on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $170.25.

AptarGroup Trading Up 0.4%

AptarGroup stock opened at $140.62 on Friday. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 12 month low of $103.23 and a 12 month high of $164.28. The company has a market capitalization of $9.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.23 and a beta of 0.48. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $124.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $129.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $962.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $878.58 million. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 14.25% and a net margin of 10.40%.AptarGroup’s quarterly revenue was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.52 EPS. AptarGroup has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.130-1.210 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 4th will be paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 4th. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.60%.

AptarGroup declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, February 5th that allows the company to repurchase $600.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to buy up to 7.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at AptarGroup

In related news, CAO Daniel Ackerman sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.23, for a total transaction of $1,818,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 29,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,589,256.61. This trade represents a 33.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.68% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

AptarGroup 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.