Sanctuary Advisors LLC Purchases New Position in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 11,132 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,002,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Entegris in the 4th quarter worth about $158,669,000. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 494,491 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $41,661,000 after buying an additional 12,348 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in Entegris by 122.0% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 455,882 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,408,000 after acquiring an additional 250,574 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its position in Entegris by 15.0% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 420,758 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $35,449,000 after purchasing an additional 54,973 shares during the period. Finally, Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Entegris in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,732,000.

Entegris Trading Up 2.6%

NASDAQ ENTG opened at $142.46 on Thursday. Entegris, Inc. has a 52 week low of $67.97 and a 52 week high of $186.94. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $146.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $137.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 3.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market cap of $21.73 billion, a PE ratio of 71.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.35.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $835.79 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.66 earnings per share. Entegris’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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 29th were given a $0.10 dividend. 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 0.3%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.10%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Entegris news, SVP Joseph Colella sold 3,916 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.48, for a total value of $644,103.68. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 50,297 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,272,850.56. This trade represents a 7.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Olivier Blachier sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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. The trade was a 5.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 11,547 shares of company stock valued at $1,786,207 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on ENTG shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Thursday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Entegris from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Entegris from $153.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Entegris presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $170.89.

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.