Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Buys Shares of 18,700 AptarGroup, Inc. $ATR

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new position in AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 18,700 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,357,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ATR. River Road Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AptarGroup during the 4th quarter valued at $111,919,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in AptarGroup in the fourth quarter worth $91,097,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in AptarGroup by 35.6% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,300,801 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $158,649,000 after buying an additional 341,440 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in AptarGroup by 57.1% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 843,595 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $102,885,000 after buying an additional 306,662 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in AptarGroup by 218.1% during the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 372,369 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $49,771,000 after buying an additional 255,291 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other AptarGroup news, EVP Irene Elizabeth Hudson sold 1,264 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.43, for a total value of $156,015.52. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,480 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $182,676.40. This trade represents a 46.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Shiela Vinczeller sold 3,555 shares of AptarGroup stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 27,078 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,049,253.58. This represents a 11.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.73% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on AptarGroup from $144.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Zacks Research raised AptarGroup from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AptarGroup in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $173.25.

AptarGroup Price Performance

NYSE ATR opened at $125.21 on Tuesday. AptarGroup, Inc. has a 1 year low of $103.23 and a 1 year high of $164.28. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $119.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $125.45. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The company has a market cap of $7.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.40.

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

AptarGroup Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 6th were paid a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 6th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. AptarGroup’s payout ratio is presently 32.88%.

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.