Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. Has $624,000 Stock Holdings in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG)

Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. grew its stake in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 47.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,207 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,681 shares during the quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc.’s holdings in Entegris were worth $624,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in ENTG. Yousif Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Entegris during the fourth quarter worth $233,000. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new stake in shares of Entegris in the 4th quarter valued at about $101,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its stake in Entegris by 20.3% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,357 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $163,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System grew its holdings in Entegris by 17.6% during the fourth quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 257,147 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $30,811,000 after purchasing an additional 38,557 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its position in Entegris by 10.8% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 21,897 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,624,000 after buying an additional 2,135 shares during the last quarter.

Entegris Trading Up 4.1 %

Shares of ENTG stock opened at $131.80 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $19.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.37 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a current ratio of 3.35, a quick ratio of 2.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $135.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $119.28. Entegris, Inc. has a 1 year low of $72.96 and a 1 year high of $146.91.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The semiconductor company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $771.03 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $769.24 million. Entegris had a return on equity of 11.94% and a net margin of 9.31%. Entegris’s revenue for the quarter was down 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.65 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 1st will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 30th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.30%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is 19.23%.

Insider Activity at Entegris

In other Entegris news, CAO Michael Sauer sold 1,897 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.54, for a total value of $251,428.38. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 1,779 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $235,788.66. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other news, CAO Michael Sauer sold 1,897 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.54, for a total value of $251,428.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 1,779 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $235,788.66. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Michael Besnard sold 12,667 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.78, for a total transaction of $1,719,925.26. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 10,213 shares in the company, valued at $1,386,721.14. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 41,082 shares of company stock valued at $5,606,849 over the last three months. 0.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ENTG has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Entegris from $130.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Entegris from $104.00 to $147.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 15th. StockNews.com cut shares of Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Entegris from $140.00 to $143.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Entegris currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $141.91.

Entegris Profile

Entegris, Inc develops, manufactures, and supplies microcontamination control products, specialty chemicals, and advanced materials handling solutions in North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia. It operates in three segments: Materials Solutions (MS); Microcontamination Control (MC); and Advanced Materials Handling (AMH).