Insider Selling: Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) Insider Sells $321,320.00 in Stock

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) insider Olivier Blachier sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.66, for a total transaction of $321,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 34,997 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,622,618.02. This trade represents a 5.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Entegris Stock Performance

Shares of Entegris stock opened at $144.28 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 3.05, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 72.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.35. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $148.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $136.85. Entegris, Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.97 and a 12 month high of $186.94.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $835.79 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.66 EPS. Entegris’s revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. Entegris has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.960-1.040 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 29th were paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 29th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on ENTG. Wall Street Zen cut Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research note on Friday, May 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Entegris from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Entegris from $153.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $170.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

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.