Entegris, Inc. $ENTG Shares Sold by London Co. of Virginia

London Co. of Virginia decreased its position in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,536,136 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 138,814 shares during the period. Entegris comprises 1.8% of London Co. of Virginia’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position. London Co. of Virginia owned approximately 2.33% of Entegris worth $326,952,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Savant Capital LLC increased its stake in Entegris by 13.2% during the second quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,696 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 431 shares during the period. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey boosted its stake in shares of Entegris by 4.4% in the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 22,796 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,838,000 after purchasing an additional 951 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its holdings in shares of Entegris by 7.7% in the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 38,899 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,137,000 after purchasing an additional 2,773 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Entegris by 487.2% in the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 54,036 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,358,000 after purchasing an additional 44,834 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in Entegris by 43.4% during the 2nd quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 28,433 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,293,000 after buying an additional 8,612 shares during the period.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on ENTG shares. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup lifted their target price on Entegris from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $148.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Entegris currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $133.78.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Entegris news, CFO Linda Lagorga sold 11,438 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total transaction of $1,544,130.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 33,810 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,564,350. The trade was a 25.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Bertrand Loy sold 50,322 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.41, for a total value of $6,914,746.02. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 217,767 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,923,363.47. This represents a 18.77% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 226,074 shares of company stock worth $29,640,758. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Entegris Trading Up 3.1%

NASDAQ ENTG opened at $111.64 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 3.35 and a quick ratio of 2.04. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $119.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $98.67. The company has a market capitalization of $16.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.30. Entegris, Inc. has a 12 month low of $60.75 and a 12 month high of $142.50.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.03. Entegris had a net margin of 7.37% and a return on equity of 10.87%. The firm had revenue of $823.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $811.04 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.84 earnings per share. Entegris’s quarterly revenue was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. Entegris’s payout ratio is presently 25.97%.

About Entegris

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.