Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Takes Position in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 4,288 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $503,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in Entegris by 18.3% during the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 203,558 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $23,865,000 after purchasing an additional 31,558 shares in the last quarter. Steph & Co. raised its stake in Entegris by 167.8% during the 1st quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 782 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $92,000 after purchasing an additional 490 shares during the period. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S raised its stake in Entegris by 95.0% during the 1st quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 7,866 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $922,000 after purchasing an additional 3,832 shares during the period. Montanaro Asset Management Ltd lifted its holdings in Entegris by 115.4% in the 4th quarter. Montanaro Asset Management Ltd now owns 104,700 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,821,000 after purchasing an additional 56,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Entegris by 101.9% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $783,000 after purchasing an additional 4,671 shares in the last quarter.

Entegris Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ENTG opened at $161.43 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $146.86 and its 200 day moving average is $125.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.62 billion, a PE ratio of 93.31, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a current ratio of 3.21. Entegris, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $67.97 and a fifty-two week high of $186.94.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $811.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $808.72 million. Entegris had a return on equity of 11.45% and a net margin of 8.18%.Entegris’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.67 EPS. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 29th were issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 29th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.12%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ENTG has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Entegris from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research lowered Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Entegris from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Entegris presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $154.33.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director James P. Lederer sold 3,569 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.59, for a total transaction of $512,472.71. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,277 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,624,394.43. This represents a 16.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.04, for a total value of $280,080.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,897 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,886,975.88. This represents a 5.42% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 107,867 shares of company stock worth $15,215,629. 0.53% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.