Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) Price Target Raised to $167.00 at BMO Capital Markets

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) had its target price hoisted by BMO Capital Markets from $153.00 to $167.00 in a report published on Monday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has an outperform rating on the semiconductor company’s stock.

ENTG has been the topic of several other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen lowered Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Entegris from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $164.22.

Entegris Stock Performance

ENTG opened at $134.54 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $148.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $127.99. 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 stock has a market cap of $20.52 billion, a PE ratio of 77.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.31. Entegris has a 1 year low of $67.97 and a 1 year high of $186.94.

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

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 29th were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 29th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.12%.

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In other news, SVP Joseph Colella sold 6,326 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.17, for a total transaction of $886,715.42. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 50,121 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,025,460.57. This trade represents a 11.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Bertrand Loy sold 44,138 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.41, for a total transaction of $6,373,968.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 227,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,857,174.07. This trade represents a 16.25% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 106,000 shares of company stock valued at $14,999,860. 0.53% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ENTG. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its position in shares of Entegris by 0.3% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Entegris by 19.2% during the 1st quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 745 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Entegris by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 8,542 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,002,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC lifted its position in Entegris by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 33,918 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,858,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. Finally, Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Entegris by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 44,907 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,199,000 after purchasing an additional 128 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.