First Eagle Investment Management LLC Invests $509,000 in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

First Eagle Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 5,500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $509,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Entegris during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 862.1% during the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 279 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Entegris by 260.8% in the 3rd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 285 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC bought a new position in Entegris in the 3rd quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Tripletail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Entegris during the 3rd quarter worth $49,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ENTG has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Mizuho set a $150.00 target price on Entegris in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Entegris from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Entegris has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $133.78.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Bertrand Loy sold 50,322 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.41, for a total transaction of $6,914,746.02. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 217,767 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,923,363.47. This represents a 18.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Joseph Colella sold 1,580 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.49, for a total transaction of $207,754.20. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 45,835 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,026,844.15. This represents a 3.33% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 228,082 shares of company stock worth $29,827,181. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Entegris Stock Down 3.4%

Shares of ENTG opened at $124.58 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $18.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 80.90, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.30. Entegris, Inc. has a one year low of $60.75 and a one year high of $142.50. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $116.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $96.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 3.35 and a quick ratio of 2.04.

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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $823.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 period last year, the firm posted $0.84 EPS. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

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

Entegris 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.