Insider Selling: Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) SVP Sells 30,474 Shares of Stock

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) SVP Daniel Woodland sold 30,474 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.65, for a total transaction of $3,981,428.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 46,904 shares in the company, valued at $6,128,007.60. The trade was a 39.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Entegris Stock Down 1.1%

NASDAQ ENTG traded down $1.42 on Tuesday, hitting $130.02. 1,179,192 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,575,836. The company has a current ratio of 3.35, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $104.93 and a 200 day moving average of $92.06. Entegris, Inc. has a twelve month low of $60.75 and a twelve month high of $138.99. The company has a market capitalization of $19.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 84.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.32.

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

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 28th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is 25.97%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ENTG has been the topic of several research reports. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Entegris from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Mizuho set a $150.00 target price on Entegris in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $148.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research upgraded Entegris from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $133.78.

Institutional Trading of Entegris

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ENTG. Jump Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Entegris by 461.6% in the 4th quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 14,989 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,263,000 after purchasing an additional 12,320 shares during the last quarter. Miller Capital Partners Inc. bought a new stake in Entegris during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,019,000. Weiss Asset Management LP grew its position in Entegris by 440.2% in the fourth quarter. Weiss Asset Management LP now owns 141,149 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $11,892,000 after buying an additional 115,019 shares during the last quarter. Quantitative Investment Management LLC grew its position in Entegris by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Quantitative Investment Management LLC now owns 12,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,038,000 after buying an additional 881 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in shares of Entegris by 1,314.9% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 29,642 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,497,000 after buying an additional 27,547 shares in the last quarter.

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.