Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the eleven analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $133.7778.

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ENTG. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Zacks Research raised shares of Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Entegris from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 5,830 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.00, for a total value of $699,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 37,743 shares in the company, valued at $4,529,160. The trade was a 13.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Bertrand Loy sold 65,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.61, for a total value of $7,804,552.50. Following the transaction, the insider directly 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 ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 226,074 shares of company stock worth $29,640,758 in the last ninety days. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Entegris

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Montanaro Asset Management Ltd lifted its holdings in Entegris by 115.4% during the fourth quarter. Montanaro Asset Management Ltd now owns 104,700 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,821,000 after purchasing an additional 56,100 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Entegris by 101.9% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $783,000 after purchasing an additional 4,671 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in shares of Entegris by 138.9% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 128,339 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,834,000 after purchasing an additional 74,623 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Entegris by 13.4% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,592,669 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $302,682,000 after purchasing an additional 424,812 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in Entegris by 79.4% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 7,560 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $637,000 after buying an additional 3,346 shares in the last quarter.

Entegris Stock Performance

Shares of ENTG stock opened at $121.67 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $18.49 billion, a PE ratio of 79.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.30. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $121.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $100.14. The company has a quick ratio of 2.04, a current ratio of 3.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. Entegris has a 52-week low of $60.75 and a 52-week high of $142.50.

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

Entegris Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 28th were paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 28th. Entegris’s payout ratio is currently 25.97%.

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.