Brokerages Set Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) Target Price at $133.78

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation, six have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $133.7778.

A number of brokerages have commented on ENTG. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $148.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup raised their target price on Entegris from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research raised Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Monday, December 29th.

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In related news, SVP Joseph Colella sold 1,580 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.49, for a total transaction of $207,754.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 45,835 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,026,844.15. The trade was a 3.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Daniel D. Woodland sold 30,474 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.65, for a total value of $3,981,428.10. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 46,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,128,007.60. The trade was a 39.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 175,814 shares of company stock valued at $19,068,668. Company insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Entegris

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ENTG. Capital Research Global Investors bought a new position in shares of Entegris during the third quarter worth $644,841,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Entegris during the second quarter valued at about $211,786,000. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in shares of Entegris by 1,721.7% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,173,165 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $200,931,000 after purchasing an additional 2,053,869 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Entegris by 183.5% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,167,857 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $292,900,000 after buying an additional 2,050,473 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Duquesne Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Entegris in the second quarter worth about $132,741,000.

Entegris Stock Up 0.8%

Entegris stock opened at $137.34 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $20.88 billion, a PE ratio of 89.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a current ratio of 3.35. Entegris has a one year low of $60.75 and a one year high of $142.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $110.92 and a 200 day moving average of $94.90.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.03. Entegris had a return on equity of 10.87% and a net margin of 7.37%.The business had revenue of $823.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $811.04 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.84 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Entegris will post 3.51 EPS for the current year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were given a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 28th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.97%.

Entegris Company 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.