ATR’s short interest surges to 1.3 million shares

Anna Perez

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Aptargroup Inc shares valued at $1,818,435 were sold by Ackerman Daniel on Dec 12 ’25. At $121.23 per share, Ackerman Daniel sold 15,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 29,607 shares worth approximately $3.66 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, DANIEL ACKERMAN purchased 15,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,818,435 in proceeds.

Before that, Touya Gael had sold 2,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $340,298, the Segment President traded Aptargroup Inc shares for $136.12 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,500 shares, worth approximately $3.89 million.

As published in a research note from William Blair on November 03, 2025, Aptargroup Inc [ATR] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of January 07, 2025, Raymond James has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for ATR. Earlier on January 06, 2025, BofA Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for ATR stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing ATR Stock Performance

On last trading session, Aptargroup Inc [NYSE: ATR] rose 0.65% to $123.63. The stock’s lowest price that day was $120.0775, but it reached a high of $124.6 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.51%. Over the course of the year, Aptargroup Inc shares have dropped approximately -27.36%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $164.28 on 07/24/25 and a 52-week low of $103.23 on 10/31/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Aptargroup Inc (ATR)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 120.94, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 118.25. In the upper region, resistance lies at 125.46. The next price resistance is at 127.29. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.42 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Aptargroup Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Aptargroup Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 0.16 million shares to 1.3 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 1.13 million shares. A jump of 12.59% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.67 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.67.

Which companies own the most shares of Aptargroup Inc (ATR)?

In terms of Aptargroup Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 139 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.16% from the previous closing price of $122.83. Analysts anticipate Aptargroup Inc stock to reach 145 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 133. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Aptargroup Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 14, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $215.

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