Entegris, Inc. $ENTG Shares Acquired by Geode Capital Management LLC

Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 0.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,877,210 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 26,541 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Entegris were worth $241,734,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its holdings in shares of Entegris by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 33,918 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,858,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Entegris by 13.3% in the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,152 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $97,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in shares of Entegris by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 2,154 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $199,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in shares of Entegris by 31.6% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 637 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares during the period. Finally, Argent Trust Co increased its holdings in shares of Entegris by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 7,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $647,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the period.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on ENTG shares. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research cut shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Entegris from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “sell” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Entegris currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $154.33.

Insider Activity at Entegris

In other Entegris news, SVP Joseph Colella sold 6,326 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.17, for a total transaction of $886,715.42. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 50,121 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,025,460.57. The trade was a 11.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 6,848 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.23, for a total transaction of $1,021,927.04. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 54,961 shares in the company, valued at $8,201,830.03. The trade was a 11.08% 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. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 104,298 shares of company stock worth $14,703,157. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Entegris Stock Performance

Shares of ENTG opened at $142.92 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a current ratio of 3.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 82.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.37. The company’s fifty day moving average is $134.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $115.04. Entegris, Inc. has a 1 year low of $66.72 and a 1 year high of $159.15.

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

Entegris Announces Dividend

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

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.