E20 Capital Ltd Acquires Shares of 109,365 Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

E20 Capital Ltd bought a new position in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 109,365 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,670,000. Entegris makes up 1.6% of E20 Capital Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. California Public Employees Retirement System grew its position in Entegris by 7.5% during the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 193,090 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $15,573,000 after buying an additional 13,544 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its holdings in Entegris by 66.3% in the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 45,627 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,680,000 after acquiring an additional 18,195 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its holdings in Entegris by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 70,021 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,647,000 after acquiring an additional 1,114 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in Entegris by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 200,823 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $16,196,000 after acquiring an additional 7,292 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Entegris during the 2nd quarter valued at $241,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on ENTG shares. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a report on Friday, May 1st. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Entegris from $153.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Entegris presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $170.89.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Olivier Blachier sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.66, for a total value of $321,320.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 34,997 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,622,618.02. This represents a 5.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, 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 sale, the senior vice president owned 50,297 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,272,850.56. The trade was a 7.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 18,395 shares of company stock valued at $2,808,134. Corporate insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

Entegris Stock Performance

Shares of ENTG stock opened at $143.66 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $147.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $137.21. The company has a market cap of $21.91 billion, a PE ratio of 72.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.35. Entegris, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $67.97 and a fifty-two week high of $186.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 3.05.

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

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 29th were given 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 payout ratio is currently 20.10%.

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.