Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Issues Positive Forecast for Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) Stock Price

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) had its target price increased by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $145.00 to $155.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. They currently have a hold rating on the semiconductor company’s stock.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 30th. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Entegris from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Entegris from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Entegris from $153.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Seven 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $164.22.

Entegris Stock Performance

Shares of ENTG opened at $134.54 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $148.44 and a 200 day moving average of $127.99. The company has a market capitalization of $20.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.89, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.31. Entegris has a 12 month low of $67.97 and a 12 month high of $186.94. The company has a current ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91.

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

Entegris Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Entegris

In related news, SVP Joseph Colella sold 6,326 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.17, for a total value of $886,715.42. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 50,121 shares in the company, valued at $7,025,460.57. The trade was a 11.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 6,848 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 54,961 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,201,830.03. This represents a 11.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 106,000 shares of company stock valued at $14,999,860 in the last quarter. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Entegris

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ENTG. Capital Research Global Investors purchased a new position in shares of Entegris in the third quarter valued at about $644,841,000. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in Entegris by 1,721.7% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,173,165 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $200,931,000 after purchasing an additional 2,053,869 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Entegris by 183.5% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,167,857 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $292,900,000 after buying an additional 2,050,473 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Entegris during the 4th quarter valued at $158,669,000. Finally, Duquesne Family Office LLC bought a new position in Entegris in the 2nd quarter worth $132,741,000.

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.