SG Americas Securities LLC Increases Stake in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 616.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 146,230 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 125,822 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Entegris were worth $12,320,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Entegris in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in Entegris in the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Entegris by 862.1% during the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 279 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Entegris by 260.8% in the 3rd 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. Finally, Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Entegris in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ENTG shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Mizuho set a $150.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Monday, December 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price objective on Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $133.78.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entegris

In related news, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 1,664 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.49, for a total transaction of $218,799.36. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 29,497 shares in the company, valued at $3,878,560.53. This trade represents a 5.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Joseph Colella sold 1,580 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.49, for a total value of $207,754.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 45,835 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,026,844.15. This trade represents a 3.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 226,074 shares of company stock valued at $29,640,758. 0.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Entegris Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of Entegris stock opened at $113.59 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.35, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $122.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $100.76. The stock has a market cap of $17.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.76, a PEG ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.30. Entegris, Inc. has a 12-month low of $60.75 and a 12-month high of $142.50.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.03. Entegris had a net margin of 7.37% and a return on equity of 10.87%. The firm had revenue of $823.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $811.04 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.84 EPS. Entegris’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Entegris’s payout ratio is 25.97%.

Entegris 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.