Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $154.3333.

ENTG has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Entegris from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research note on Friday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $148.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research cut shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday.

Entegris Trading Up 5.3%

Shares of ENTG opened at $142.92 on Wednesday. Entegris has a twelve month low of $66.72 and a twelve month high of $159.15. The company has a market cap of $21.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 82.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a current ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $134.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $115.04.

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

Entegris Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 29th were issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 29th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.12%.

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In other news, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 19,893 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.84, for a total value of $2,642,586.12. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 69,038 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,171,007.92. This represents a 22.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 6,848 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.23, for a total transaction of $1,021,927.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 54,961 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,201,830.03. The trade was a 11.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 104,298 shares of company stock valued at $14,703,157. Company insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund increased its holdings in Entegris by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 31,400 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,645,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Entegris by 19.2% in the 1st quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 745 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $87,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Entegris by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 8,542 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,002,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its holdings in Entegris by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 33,918 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,858,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in Entegris by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 44,907 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,199,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares in the last quarter.

About Entegris

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.