Brokerages Set Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) Target Price at $133.78

Shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $133.7778.

Several research firms recently issued reports on ENTG. Zacks Research raised Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $148.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Mizuho set a $150.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Monday, December 29th.

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In other Entegris 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 transaction of $3,981,428.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 46,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,128,007.60. The trade was a 39.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Bertrand Loy sold 50,322 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.41, for a total transaction of $6,914,746.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 217,767 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,923,363.47. This trade represents a 18.77% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 226,074 shares of company stock valued at $29,640,758 over the last three months. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Entegris

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Montanaro Asset Management Ltd raised its holdings in Entegris by 115.4% during the fourth quarter. Montanaro Asset Management Ltd now owns 104,700 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,821,000 after purchasing an additional 56,100 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Entegris by 101.9% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $783,000 after purchasing an additional 4,671 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in shares of Entegris by 138.9% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 128,339 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,834,000 after buying an additional 74,623 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Entegris by 13.4% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,592,669 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $302,682,000 after buying an additional 424,812 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 79.4% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 7,560 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $637,000 after buying an additional 3,346 shares during the period.

Entegris Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ ENTG opened at $114.66 on Friday. Entegris has a 1 year low of $60.75 and a 1 year high of $142.50. The firm has a market cap of $17.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 74.46, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a current ratio of 3.35. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $121.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $99.61.

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

Entegris Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 28th. Entegris’s payout ratio is presently 25.97%.

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.