Entegris, Inc. $ENTG Shares Purchased by Nisa Investment Advisors LLC

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 135.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,599 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,815 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Entegris were worth $1,146,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Entegris during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Entegris during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in Entegris by 862.1% in the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 279 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Entegris by 260.8% in the 3rd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 285 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in Entegris in the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 1,664 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.49, for a total transaction of $218,799.36. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 29,497 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,878,560.53. The trade was a 5.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Bertrand Loy sold 65,250 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.61, for a total transaction of $7,804,552.50. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 306,422 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,651,135.42. This trade represents a 17.56% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 226,074 shares of company stock worth $29,640,758. 0.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. KeyCorp raised 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. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $148.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Mizuho set a $150.00 price target on Entegris in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $133.78.

Entegris Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ENTG opened at $116.40 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.69 billion, a PE ratio of 75.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a quick ratio of 2.04, a current ratio of 3.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $122.08 and a 200-day moving average of $101.77. Entegris, Inc. has a 52-week low of $60.75 and a 52-week high of $142.50.

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

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Stockholders 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 of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. Entegris’s payout ratio is currently 25.97%.

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.