Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Analysts

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the twelve research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have given a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $170.8889.

ENTG has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Entegris from $153.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Entegris from $205.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Zacks Research raised shares of Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Freedom Capital raised shares of Entegris to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd.

Entegris Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of ENTG opened at $129.64 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 3.05 and a quick ratio of 1.85. Entegris has a 1-year low of $67.97 and a 1-year high of $186.94. The stock has a market cap of $19.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.37. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $138.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $138.19.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $883.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $835.79 million. Entegris had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 9.18%.Entegris’s revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.66 EPS. Entegris has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.960-1.040 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Entegris will post 3.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 29th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 29th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Entegris news, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 2,062 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.52, for a total transaction of $308,310.24. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 66,976 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,014,251.52. This represents a 2.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Olivier Blachier sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.66, for a total value of $321,320.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 34,997 shares in the company, valued at $5,622,618.02. This trade represents a 5.41% decrease in their position. 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 7,978 shares of company stock worth $1,273,734. 0.53% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Entegris

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Entegris by 23.4% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 10,007 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,800,000 after buying an additional 1,898 shares in the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Entegris by 139.7% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,618 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,269,000 after acquiring an additional 7,354 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its position in Entegris by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 43,652 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $7,851,000 after acquiring an additional 2,458 shares in the last quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Entegris in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $330,000. Finally, Nykredit A S purchased a new position in Entegris in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $7,775,000.

Entegris Company Profile

Entegris, Inc is a materials science and process technology company that supplies products and solutions used in the manufacture of semiconductors and other advanced electronic devices. Its offerings are designed to help manufacturers manage contamination, control critical process environments and improve the performance and reliability of production processes.

The company’s products include specialty chemicals and gases, liquid and gas filtration systems, wafer-handling and storage products, contamination-control solutions, chemical-mechanical planarization materials, and deposition-related technologies.