Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) Rating Lowered to Buy at Wall Street Zen

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Saturday.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on ENTG. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $148.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Entegris from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $154.33.

Entegris Stock Up 0.3%

Entegris stock opened at $138.79 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $21.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 3.21 and a quick ratio of 2.05. Entegris has a fifty-two week low of $66.32 and a fifty-two week high of $159.15. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $134.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $114.47.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $811.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $808.72 million. Entegris had a net margin of 8.18% and a return on equity of 11.45%. The business’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.67 EPS. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Entegris will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Bertrand Loy sold 44,138 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.41, for a total value of $6,373,968.58. Following the sale, the insider owned 227,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,857,174.07. The trade was a 16.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.04, for a total transaction of $280,080.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 34,897 shares in the company, valued at $4,886,975.88. This represents a 5.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 104,298 shares of company stock valued at $14,703,157 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Entegris

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ENTG. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Entegris during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Steph & Co. bought a new stake in Entegris during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Entegris by 260.8% during the third quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 285 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. bought a new stake in Entegris during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC grew its stake in Entegris by 191.3% during the first quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 268 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the last quarter.

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.