Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) SVP Clinton Haris Sells 6,848 Shares

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) SVP Clinton Haris sold 6,848 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.23, for a total value of $1,021,927.04. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 54,961 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,201,830.03. This trade represents a 11.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Entegris Stock Down 0.1%

Entegris stock traded down $0.17 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $139.84. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 695,576 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,923,081. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $133.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $113.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 3.21 and a quick ratio of 2.05. Entegris, Inc. has a 52-week low of $66.32 and a 52-week high of $159.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 80.66, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.39.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.11. Entegris had a return on equity of 11.45% and a net margin of 8.18%.The company had revenue of $811.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $808.72 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.67 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 29th were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 29th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.12%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ENTG. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Entegris from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $153.78.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. California Public Employees Retirement System lifted its holdings in Entegris by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 193,090 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $15,573,000 after buying an additional 13,544 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its holdings in Entegris by 66.3% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 45,627 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,680,000 after buying an additional 18,195 shares during the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its holdings in Entegris by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 70,021 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,647,000 after buying an additional 1,114 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its holdings in Entegris by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 200,823 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $16,196,000 after buying an additional 7,292 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Entegris during the 2nd quarter worth about $241,000.

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.