Dream Peak Capital Ltd Buys Shares of 320,777 Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Dream Peak Capital Ltd bought a new position in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 320,777 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,025,000. Entegris accounts for about 2.8% of Dream Peak Capital Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Dream Peak Capital Ltd owned about 0.21% of Entegris as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Truist Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 21.3% during the third quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 63,312 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,854,000 after purchasing an additional 11,119 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Entegris by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,876,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $543,325,000 after buying an additional 540,755 shares during the period. Freedom Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in Entegris by 105.8% in the 4th quarter. Freedom Financial Partners LLC now owns 34,051 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,869,000 after buying an additional 17,509 shares during the period. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd purchased a new stake in Entegris in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $12,093,000. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. lifted its position in Entegris by 17.9% in the 3rd quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 182,906 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $16,912,000 after buying an additional 27,813 shares in the last quarter.

Entegris Stock Performance

Shares of ENTG opened at $123.18 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $122.27 and its 200-day moving average is $100.30. Entegris, Inc. has a 12 month low of $60.75 and a 12 month high of $142.50. The firm has a market cap of $18.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a quick ratio of 2.04, a current ratio of 3.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $823.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $811.04 million. Entegris had a net margin of 7.37% and a return on equity of 10.87%. Entegris’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.84 EPS. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s payout ratio is currently 25.97%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 1,664 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.49, for a total value of $218,799.36. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 29,497 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,878,560.53. This trade represents a 5.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Bertrand Loy sold 50,322 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.41, for a total value of $6,914,746.02. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 217,767 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,923,363.47. This trade represents a 18.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 226,074 shares of company stock valued at $29,640,758. 0.67% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on ENTG shares. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Entegris from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Entegris from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research cut Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $148.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, KeyCorp upped their target price on Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $133.78.

Entegris Company Profile

Entegris, Inc is a leading provider of advanced materials and process control solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries. The company develops and supplies a broad portfolio of products designed to ensure purity and reliability throughout the manufacturing process, helping customers address critical contamination and yield challenges.

Entegris’s product offerings include high-purity chemicals and specialty materials, liquid and gas filtration and purification systems, and sophisticated wafer and chip handling solutions.