Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Raises Holdings in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its stake in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 37.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 69,249 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,032 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Entegris were worth $6,403,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ENTG. Alpine Bank Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Entegris by 73.7% in the second quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 311 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Entegris in the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Entegris by 862.1% in 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 during the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Entegris in the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Hoese & Co LLP bought a new position in shares of Entegris during the second quarter valued at about $44,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. KeyCorp raised their target price on Entegris from $107.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Entegris from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $88.00 to $75.00 in a report on Monday, December 15th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Entegris from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Entegris from $105.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Entegris currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $105.63.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director James P. Lederer sold 2,008 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.84, for a total transaction of $186,422.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 20,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,897,092.56. This trade represents a 8.95% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 5,830 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.00, for a total transaction of $699,600.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 37,743 shares in the company, valued at $4,529,160. The trade was a 13.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 69,473 shares of company stock worth $5,666,033 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Entegris Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:ENTG opened at $115.63 on Tuesday. Entegris, Inc. has a 52-week low of $60.75 and a 52-week high of $122.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 61.18 and a beta of 1.31. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $91.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $88.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a current ratio of 3.44.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.72. The company had revenue of $807.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.63 million. Entegris had a return on equity of 11.61% and a net margin of 8.95%.The firm’s revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.77 earnings per share. Entegris has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.620-0.690 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th will be given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.16%.

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.