ATR AptarGroup, Inc.

bearish REVERSAL track record → $112.38 -3.47 (-3.0%)
Mkt Cap $7B P/E 19.8 fwd 18.5 52wk $103.23 - $164.28 1d ago
Insider selling: $643,777 sold by 17 insiders (30d)
Factor divergence: DIVERGENCE: options_sentiment bullish vs price_momentum bearish
Est. revisions: -0.1% (3 up, 3 down in 30d)
Backed by structured data (insider trades, analyst ratings, or filings)
Factor Model (net -0.2)

Factor Model

net -0.2 1.8 / 10
Est. Revisions
-0.0
Insider Activity
+0.0
Momentum
-0.4
Analyst Rev.
+0.0
Narrative Gap
+0.0

ATR short interest jumps 21% signaling bearish bets

Watch: Watch Q1 2026 earnings for growth confirmation and dividend guidance to test if bearish sentiment reflects fundamental weakness or transient market positioning.

Short interest in Aptargroup surged 20.9% to 1.86 million shares, equating to 3.3% of the float and a 3.3 days to cover metric. This contrasts with recent bullish institutional buying and accelerating revenue growth of 10.8%. Insider clusters show selling with $644K sold by two insiders, while options put/call ratio at 1.17 indicates cautious bearish sentiment. The stock trades 12% below 52-week highs amid a downtrend.

Rising short interest and insider selling indicate increasing investor caution that could pressure the stock despite operational growth and strong institutional holdings, suggesting risk to recent bullish momentum.

Evidence

1d ago Short interest surged 21% to 1,856,709 shares
28d ago Wells Fargo main ATR: Overweight → Overweight
89d ago River Road Loads Up on ATR With 917,000 Shares in New Position yahoo-finance
93d ago River Road Loads Up on ATR With 917,000 Shares in New Position yahoo-finance
Fundamentals & Data ▾
AptarGroup, Inc. Healthcare · Medical Instruments & Supplies
Mkt Cap
$7B
P/E
19.8 fwd 18.5
Beta
0.42
Div Yield
163.00%
52w Range
$103.23 - $164.28
Short Interest
1.9M 3.3%
Days to Cover
3.3 +24%
Technicals downtrend
vs 20d MA
-1.7%
from 52w Hi
-12.3%
Vol (20d)
25%
1w return
+0.3%
1m return
-5.4%
Vol ratio
0.8x
Insiders
selling 0B / 2S
Analysts
mixed
EPS Estimate
$1.36 -0.1% 30d 3up / 3dn
Est. Dispersion
4% 7 analysts
Analyst Target
$163 $145 - $220
Options P/C
20.83
Insider Cluster
sell cluster 0B / 2S
Fund Convergence
strong Renaissance, Citadel, Two Sigma, D.E. Shaw
Financials
Revenue
$983M +11% YoY
FCF
$53M
Gross Margin
36%
Op Margin
11%
Momentum: accelerating
Top Holders
Renaissance $22M
Citadel $15M
Two Sigma $9M
D.E. Shaw $2M
Recent Filings & Data
insider trade 20
net selling · $643,777 sold
17 insiders · 20 transactions (30d)
Recent transactions
GONG XIANGWEI · sell · $487,765
TANDA STEPHAN B · award
PRIEUR MARC · award
GONG XIANGWEI · award
VINCZELLER SHIELA PALLERNE · award
TLILI HEDI · award
ACKERMAN DANIEL · award
HUDSON IRENE ELIZABETH · award
TOUYA GAEL · award
TREROTOLA MATTHEW L. · award
MATTHEWS CANDACE S. · award
WUNDERLICH RALF KLAUS · award
XING JULIE · award
HUDSON IRENE ELIZABETH · sell · $156,012
HUDSON IRENE ELIZABETH · exercise · $93,782
FOTIADES GEORGE L · award
OWENS B CRAIG · award
KAMPOURI MONNAS GIOVANNA · award
GLICKMAN SARAH JS · award
MAREY-SEMPER ISABELLE · award
4 signals · latest 1d ago

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