Compass Wealth Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Compass Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 10.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 47,296 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,476 shares during the period. Compass Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Entegris were worth $3,985,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Entegris during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Steph & Co. purchased a new position in shares of Entegris during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Entegris by 260.8% during the third quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 285 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Entegris during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Entegris by 407.0% during the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 507 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 407 shares during the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ENTG has been the subject of several recent research reports. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Entegris from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, UBS Group boosted 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. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $154.33.

Entegris Stock Performance

ENTG opened at $128.88 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $19.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 74.50, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.37. Entegris, Inc. has a 1-year low of $67.97 and a 1-year high of $159.15. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $137.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $117.93. 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 (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its quarterly 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 business 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 company’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.67 earnings per share. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In other news, insider Bertrand Loy sold 44,138 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the insider owned 227,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,857,174.07. The trade was a 16.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 54,961 shares in the company, valued at $8,201,830.03. This trade represents a 11.08% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 107,867 shares of company stock valued at $15,215,629. 0.53% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.