Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Buys 259,253 Shares of Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC increased its position in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 151.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 430,942 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 259,253 shares during the quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC owned about 0.28% of Entegris worth $39,845,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ENTG. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Entegris in the second quarter worth approximately $211,786,000. Duquesne Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of Entegris during the 2nd quarter valued at $132,741,000. Holocene Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Entegris by 79.4% in the 2nd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 1,859,828 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $149,995,000 after buying an additional 823,015 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Entegris by 64.4% in the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 1,970,734 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $158,940,000 after buying an additional 771,650 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Entegris by 221.7% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,117,384 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $90,117,000 after acquiring an additional 770,069 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entegris

In other news, SVP Daniel D. Woodland sold 30,474 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.65, for a total value of $3,981,428.10. Following the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Bertrand Loy sold 65,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.61, for a total transaction of $7,804,552.50. Following the sale, the insider owned 306,422 shares in the company, valued at $36,651,135.42. This represents a 17.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 228,082 shares of company stock valued at $29,827,181 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Entegris Price Performance

Shares of Entegris stock opened at $112.44 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $17.09 billion, a PE ratio of 73.01, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.30. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $116.86 and a 200 day moving average of $97.34. The company has a current ratio of 3.35, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. Entegris, Inc. has a 12 month low of $60.75 and a 12 month high of $142.50.

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

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 28th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.97%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on ENTG. Zacks Research upgraded Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. KeyCorp upped their price target on Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and set a $148.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $133.78.

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.