New York State Teachers Retirement System Has $6.06 Million Holdings in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 10.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 71,873 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 6,900 shares during the quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Entegris were worth $6,055,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ENTG. Capital Research Global Investors acquired a new position in Entegris during the third quarter worth approximately $644,841,000. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 1,721.7% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,173,165 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $200,931,000 after acquiring an additional 2,053,869 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 183.5% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,167,857 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $292,900,000 after acquiring an additional 2,050,473 shares during the period. Duquesne Family Office LLC bought a new stake in shares of Entegris during the second quarter worth approximately $132,741,000. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 64.4% during the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 1,970,734 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $158,940,000 after acquiring an additional 771,650 shares during the period.

Entegris Trading Up 7.4%

Shares of ENTG stock opened at $149.29 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The stock has a market cap of $22.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 86.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.39. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $128.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $108.45. Entegris, Inc. has a 1 year low of $66.32 and a 1 year high of $159.15.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $811.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $808.72 million. Entegris had a return on equity of 11.45% and a net margin of 8.18%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.67 earnings per share. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other Entegris news, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 275 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.57, for a total transaction of $31,781.75. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 34,897 shares in the company, valued at $4,033,046.29. This represents a 0.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Joseph Colella sold 1,592 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.57, for a total value of $183,987.44. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 50,121 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,792,483.97. The trade was a 3.08% 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. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 218,395 shares of company stock valued at $30,165,611. Corporate insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ENTG shares. Mizuho set a $175.00 price objective on Entegris in a report on Friday. Zacks Research cut Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research note on Friday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $148.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $153.78.

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.