Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) Raised to Hold at Wall Street Zen

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Friday.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Entegris from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Entegris in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $85.00 target price on the stock. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Entegris from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $103.00 price objective (down from $112.00) on shares of Entegris in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Oppenheimer started coverage on Entegris in a report on Thursday, September 4th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $95.00 target price on the stock. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $106.30.

Entegris Trading Up 1.9%

ENTG opened at $98.61 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $84.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $81.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.83 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 3.30 and a quick ratio of 1.95. Entegris has a one year low of $60.75 and a one year high of $113.90.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.01. Entegris had a return on equity of 12.05% and a net margin of 9.17%.The firm had revenue of $792.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $753.85 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.71 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Entegris has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.680-0.700 EPS. Analysts predict that Entegris will post 3.51 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Entegris

In other news, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 3,627 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $326,430.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 37,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,396,870. The trade was a 8.77% 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. Also, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 8,858 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.84, for a total transaction of $707,222.72. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 56,912 shares in the company, valued at $4,543,854.08. This represents a 13.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Entegris

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its position in Entegris by 61.4% in the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 8,891 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $778,000 after purchasing an additional 3,382 shares during the last quarter. Compass Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Entegris in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,614,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 11.5% in the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,767 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $242,000 after buying an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Sarasin & Partners LLP bought a new stake in Entegris during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,544,000. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System purchased a new stake in Entegris during the first quarter valued at approximately $4,870,000.

About Entegris

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).