Insider Selling: AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) Insider Sells $400,328.55 in Stock

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 3,555 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.61, for a total value of $400,328.55. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 27,078 shares in the company, valued at $3,049,253.58. This trade represents a 11.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

AptarGroup Stock Performance

NYSE ATR opened at $113.30 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $122.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $125.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.66. AptarGroup, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $103.23 and a fifty-two week high of $164.28.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.15 by $0.04. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 13.98% and a net margin of 9.98%.The company had revenue of $982.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $955.95 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.20 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. AptarGroup has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.320-1.400 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that AptarGroup, Inc. will post 5.42 earnings per share for the current year.

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 6th were paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 6th. AptarGroup’s dividend payout ratio is 32.88%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AptarGroup

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in AptarGroup by 11.0% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 898 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $119,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the period. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. increased its holdings in AptarGroup by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 19,496 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,606,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in AptarGroup by 20.1% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 543 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Fulton Bank N.A. increased its holdings in AptarGroup by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 2,374 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $290,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming increased its holdings in AptarGroup by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 2,252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $284,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the period. 88.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on ATR. Zacks Research raised AptarGroup from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Robert W. Baird set a $156.00 price target on AptarGroup in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on AptarGroup from $144.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AptarGroup currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $173.25.

About AptarGroup

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.