Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $144.28 and last traded at $144.6610, with a volume of 297414 shares. The stock had previously closed at $135.92.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Entegris from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Entegris from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Entegris presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $133.78.

Entegris Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a current ratio of 3.35. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $125.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $104.49. The company has a market cap of $22.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 94.84, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.32.

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

Entegris Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 29th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 29th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s payout ratio is presently 25.97%.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Daniel D. Woodland sold 30,474 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.65, for a total transaction of $3,981,428.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 46,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,128,007.60. The trade was a 39.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Linda Lagorga sold 11,438 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total transaction of $1,544,130.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 33,810 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,564,350. The trade was a 25.28% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 245,337 shares of company stock worth $32,295,795. Insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Steph & Co. boosted its position in shares of Entegris by 167.8% during the 1st quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 782 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $92,000 after acquiring an additional 490 shares during the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S lifted its position in Entegris by 95.0% in the first quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 7,866 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $922,000 after buying an additional 3,832 shares during the last quarter. Montanaro Asset Management Ltd lifted its position in Entegris by 115.4% in the fourth quarter. Montanaro Asset Management Ltd now owns 104,700 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,821,000 after buying an additional 56,100 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Entegris by 101.9% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,253 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $783,000 after buying an additional 4,671 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in Entegris by 138.9% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 128,339 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,834,000 after buying an additional 74,623 shares during the last quarter.

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.