Susan Rice Sells 2,062 Shares of Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) Stock

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) SVP Susan Rice sold 2,062 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.52, for a total value of $308,310.24. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 66,976 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,014,251.52. The trade was a 2.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Entegris Price Performance

Shares of ENTG opened at $163.81 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $24.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.35. Entegris, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $67.97 and a fifty-two week high of $186.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 3.05 and a quick ratio of 1.85. The business’s 50-day moving average is $146.17 and its 200-day moving average is $135.86.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $883.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $835.79 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.66 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly 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. Equities research analysts expect that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 29th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.10%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its holdings in shares of Entegris by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 31,400 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,645,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Entegris by 19.2% in the first quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 745 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Entegris by 1.5% in the first quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 8,542 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,002,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its position in Entegris by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 33,918 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,858,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in Entegris by 0.3% during the first quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 44,907 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,199,000 after buying an additional 128 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on ENTG shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $152.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Entegris from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Entegris from $153.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Freedom Capital upgraded Entegris to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Entegris from $205.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $170.89.

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.