Entegris, Inc. $ENTG Shares Sold by Earnest Partners LLC

Earnest Partners LLC cut its stake in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,992,541 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 54,515 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC’s holdings in Entegris were worth $184,230,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ENTG. Savant Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Entegris by 13.2% in the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,696 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $298,000 after buying an additional 431 shares during the period. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC acquired a new stake in Entegris during the second quarter worth about $599,000. Forsta AP Fonden raised its holdings in shares of Entegris by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 28,400 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,290,000 after purchasing an additional 900 shares during the period. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey lifted its stake in shares of Entegris by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 22,796 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,838,000 after purchasing an additional 951 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ABN Amro Investment Solutions acquired a new position in shares of Entegris in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,897,000.

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In other news, insider Bertrand Loy sold 65,250 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.61, for a total transaction of $7,804,552.50. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 306,422 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,651,135.42. The trade was a 17.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 1,664 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.49, for a total value of $218,799.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 29,497 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,878,560.53. This trade represents a 5.34% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 226,074 shares of company stock worth $29,640,758 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ENTG. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Mizuho set a $150.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Entegris from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $133.78.

Entegris Stock Down 1.5%

NASDAQ ENTG opened at $108.28 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $16.46 billion, a PE ratio of 70.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.30. Entegris, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $60.75 and a fifty-two week high of $142.50. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $119.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $98.37. The company has a quick ratio of 2.04, a current ratio of 3.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.03. Entegris had a net margin of 7.37% and a return on equity of 10.87%. The company had revenue of $823.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $811.04 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.84 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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 Dividend Announcement

The company 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. Entegris’s payout ratio is 25.97%.

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.