SG Americas Securities LLC Raises Position in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 616.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 146,230 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 125,822 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC owned 0.10% of Entegris worth $12,320,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Entegris in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Entegris in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Entegris by 862.1% during the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 279 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Entegris by 260.8% in the third quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 285 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in Entegris in the third quarter worth approximately $34,000.

Entegris Stock Performance

Shares of Entegris stock opened at $113.59 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 3.35 and a quick ratio of 2.04. The business has a 50-day moving average of $122.23 and a 200 day moving average of $100.76. Entegris, Inc. has a 12 month low of $60.75 and a 12 month high of $142.50.

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

Entegris Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is 25.97%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Entegris news, SVP Daniel D. Woodland sold 30,474 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.65, for a total value of $3,981,428.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 46,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,128,007.60. This trade represents a 39.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 1,664 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.49, for a total transaction of $218,799.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 226,074 shares of company stock worth $29,640,758 over the last three months. 0.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ENTG has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research lowered Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Entegris presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $133.78.

Entegris 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.