WINTON GROUP Ltd Purchases Shares of 193,692 Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new position in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 193,692 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,909,000. Entegris comprises 0.7% of WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Entegris in the third quarter valued at $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in Entegris by 862.1% in the third quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 279 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Entegris by 260.8% during the third quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 285 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Entegris in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC bought a new stake in Entegris in the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Daniel D. Woodland sold 30,474 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.65, for a total value of $3,981,428.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 46,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,128,007.60. The trade was a 39.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Bertrand Loy sold 65,250 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.61, for a total value of $7,804,552.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider 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 position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 228,082 shares of company stock worth $29,827,181 over the last ninety days. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Entegris Stock Down 9.7%

ENTG opened at $112.44 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $17.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.01, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a current ratio of 3.35. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $116.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.47. Entegris, Inc. has a twelve month low of $60.75 and a twelve month high of $142.50.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $823.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $811.04 million. Entegris had a net margin of 7.37% and a return on equity of 10.87%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.84 EPS. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Entegris’s payout ratio is 25.97%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Monday, December 29th. Mizuho set a $150.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Entegris from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Entegris has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $133.78.

Entegris Company 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.