Fiera Capital Corp Sells 14,698 Shares of Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Fiera Capital Corp cut its stake in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 2.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 655,966 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 14,698 shares during the period. Fiera Capital Corp owned approximately 0.43% of Entegris worth $60,651,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 10.1% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,876,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $543,325,000 after acquiring an additional 540,755 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Entegris by 21.3% during the 3rd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 63,312 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,854,000 after purchasing an additional 11,119 shares during the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd acquired a new position in Entegris in the third quarter valued at about $12,093,000. Congress Asset Management Co. grew its stake in Entegris by 17.9% during the third quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 182,906 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $16,912,000 after buying an additional 27,813 shares during the last quarter. Finally, iA Global Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Entegris during the third quarter worth approximately $7,619,000.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 5,830 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.00, for a total value of $699,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 37,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,529,160. The trade was a 13.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director James P. Lederer sold 2,008 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.84, for a total transaction of $186,422.72. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 20,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,897,092.56. This represents a 8.95% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 161,132 shares of company stock valued at $17,097,985. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on ENTG shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research raised Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup raised their target price on Entegris from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $148.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $133.78.

Entegris Price Performance

Shares of ENTG stock opened at $132.67 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $107.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a current ratio of 3.35. Entegris, Inc. has a 52-week low of $60.75 and a 52-week high of $138.99. The stock has a market cap of $20.17 billion, a PE ratio of 86.15, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.33.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.03. Entegris had a return on equity of 10.87% and a net margin of 7.37%.The company had revenue of $823.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $811.04 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.84 EPS. The firm’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. As a group, analysts forecast that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 EPS for the current year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is 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.