Insider Selling: Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) SVP Sells $842,843.10 in Stock

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) SVP Clinton Haris sold 5,830 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $144.57, for a total transaction of $842,843.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 54,961 shares in the company, valued at $7,945,711.77. This represents a 9.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Entegris Price Performance

ENTG opened at $127.70 on Thursday. 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 $19.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 73.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.39. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $131.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $112.24. Entegris, Inc. has a 52-week low of $66.32 and a 52-week high of $159.15.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its 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 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%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.67 EPS. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 29th 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, April 29th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is 23.12%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Entegris

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Entegris during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Steph & Co. bought a new stake in Entegris during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Entegris by 260.8% during the 3rd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 285 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the period. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. bought a new stake in Entegris during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC raised its stake in Entegris by 191.3% during the 1st quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 268 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on ENTG. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Entegris from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Entegris from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $148.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research cut shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, Mizuho set a $175.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $153.78.

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.