Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $170.89 According to Brokerages

Shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fourteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eleven have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $177.27.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on ENTG shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $152.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Barclays began coverage on Entegris in a report on Monday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $212.00 price target for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Entegris from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th.

Entegris Trading Down 3.5%

NASDAQ ENTG opened at $160.01 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $147.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $142.79. The company has a current ratio of 3.05, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The stock has a market cap of $24.40 billion, a PE ratio of 80.41, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.40. Entegris has a 12 month low of $67.97 and a 12 month high of $186.94.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.11. Entegris had a net margin of 9.18% and a return on equity of 12.25%. The company had revenue of $883.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $835.79 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.66 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Entegris has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.960-1.040 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Entegris will post 3.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 29th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.10%.

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In other Entegris news, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 2,062 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were 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 approximately $10,014,251.52. This trade represents a 2.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Joseph Colella sold 3,916 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.48, for a total transaction of $644,103.68. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 50,297 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,272,850.56. The trade was a 7.22% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 7,978 shares of company stock valued at $1,273,734. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Entegris

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ENTG. GK Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Entegris during the third quarter worth $102,000. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its position in Entegris by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,507 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $407,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Entegris by 44.3% during the 3rd quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 6,147 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $947,000 after acquiring an additional 1,887 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Entegris by 57.6% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,416,000 after acquiring an additional 3,360 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Entegris by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,886 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $445,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares during the period.

Entegris Company Profile

Entegris, Inc is a global supplier of advanced materials and process solutions used in the semiconductor and other high-technology industries. The company helps manufacturers protect, purify, transport and process the highly sensitive materials used to produce integrated circuits, memory devices and other electronic components.

Its products and services include specialty chemicals and gases, liquid and gas filtration systems, wafer-handling and wafer-shipping products, contamination-control solutions, chemical-mechanical planarization materials, deposition materials and solutions for semiconductor packaging.