57,914 Shares in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG Bought by Atom Investors LP

Atom Investors LP purchased a new position in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 57,914 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,879,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Freedom Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in Entegris by 105.8% during the 4th quarter. Freedom Financial Partners LLC now owns 34,051 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,869,000 after purchasing an additional 17,509 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Entegris by 13.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 145,771 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $13,478,000 after purchasing an additional 17,043 shares during the period. Dream Peak Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in Entegris during the 4th quarter worth $27,025,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in Entegris during the 3rd quarter worth $17,909,000. Finally, ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in Entegris during the 3rd quarter worth $21,880,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Entegris news, insider Bertrand Loy sold 44,138 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 227,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,857,174.07. This trade represents a 16.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 19,893 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.84, for a total transaction of $2,642,586.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 69,038 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,171,007.92. This trade represents a 22.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 107,867 shares of company stock valued at $15,215,629 in the last 90 days. 0.53% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Entegris Price Performance

Entegris stock opened at $151.61 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $23.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 87.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.37. Entegris, Inc. has a one year low of $67.97 and a one year high of $168.00. The business has a fifty day moving average of $140.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $120.14. 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 (NASDAQ:ENTG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.11. Entegris had a net margin of 8.18% and a return on equity of 11.45%. The business had revenue of $811.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $808.72 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS. The business’s 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. As a group, analysts predict 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. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 29th were issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 29th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.12%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on ENTG. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Zacks Research lowered shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on Entegris from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Seven equities 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $154.33.

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.