North Dakota State Investment Board Makes New Investment in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

North Dakota State Investment Board purchased a new position in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 5,277 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $445,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Entegris in the third quarter valued at $25,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 260.8% in the third 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 period. Steph & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Entegris in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Entegris in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 407.0% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 507 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 407 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Entegris from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $153.78.

Entegris Price Performance

NASDAQ ENTG opened at $135.28 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. Entegris, Inc. has a 1 year low of $66.32 and a 1 year high of $159.15. The company has a market cap of $20.63 billion, a PE ratio of 78.20, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.39. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $131.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $112.68.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.11. Entegris had a net margin of 8.18% and a return on equity of 11.45%. The company had revenue of $811.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $808.72 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 29th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 29th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.12%.

Insider Activity at Entegris

In other Entegris news, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 5,830 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.57, for a total transaction of $842,843.10. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 54,961 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,945,711.77. This represents a 9.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 19,893 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.84, for a total transaction of $2,642,586.12. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 69,038 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,171,007.92. This represents a 22.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 207,288 shares of company stock valued at $28,865,724. Corporate insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

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.