WINTON GROUP Ltd Reduces Stake in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

WINTON GROUP Ltd reduced its holdings in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 12.2% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 159,427 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 22,057 shares during the quarter. Entegris comprises 0.9% of WINTON GROUP Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Entegris were worth $28,675,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Entegris by 17,158.0% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 40,736,671 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $7,326,898,000 after acquiring an additional 40,500,626 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Entegris in the second quarter valued at $3,683,556,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Entegris by 1.2% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,885,239 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $689,990,000 after acquiring an additional 68,152 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in Entegris by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,152,176 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $434,071,000 after purchasing an additional 61,549 shares during the period. Finally, Durable Capital Partners LP increased its position in Entegris by 23.2% during the 3rd quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 3,765,035 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $348,115,000 after purchasing an additional 709,121 shares during the period.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Entegris news, SVP Joseph Colella sold 3,916 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.48, for a total transaction of $644,103.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 50,297 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,272,850.56. This trade represents a 7.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Olivier Blachier sold 2,000 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.66, for a total transaction of $321,320.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 34,997 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,622,618.02. The trade was a 5.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 7,978 shares of company stock worth $1,273,734. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ENTG has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Entegris from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Entegris to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Entegris from $153.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Entegris from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $170.89.

Entegris Price Performance

ENTG opened at $143.03 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 3.05, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The company has a market cap of $21.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 71.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.37. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $139.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $138.25. Entegris, Inc. has a 12-month low of $67.97 and a 12-month high of $186.94.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $883.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $835.79 million. Entegris had a net margin of 9.18% and a return on equity of 12.25%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.66 EPS. Entegris has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.960-1.040 EPS. Research analysts predict that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 29th were issued 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, July 29th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is 20.10%.

Entegris Profile

Entegris, Inc is a materials science and process technology company that supplies products and solutions used in the manufacture of semiconductors and other advanced electronic devices. Its offerings are designed to help manufacturers manage contamination, control critical process environments and improve the performance and reliability of production processes.

The company’s products include specialty chemicals and gases, liquid and gas filtration systems, wafer-handling and storage products, contamination-control solutions, chemical-mechanical planarization materials, and deposition-related technologies.