Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation, six have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $133.7778.

ENTG has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a report on Monday, February 2nd. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup upped their target price on Entegris from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Mizuho set a $150.00 price target on Entegris in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Tuesday, January 20th.

Entegris Stock Performance

Shares of ENTG opened at $134.49 on Monday. Entegris has a 52-week low of $60.75 and a 52-week high of $138.99. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $107.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.71. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $20.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.32.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its 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 business had revenue of $823.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $811.04 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.84 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Entegris will post 3.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. Entegris’s payout ratio is currently 25.97%.

Insider Activity at Entegris

In other news, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 5,830 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.00, for a total transaction of $699,600.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 37,743 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,529,160. This trade represents a 13.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director James P. Lederer sold 2,008 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.84, for a total transaction of $186,422.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 20,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,897,092.56. This trade represents a 8.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 161,132 shares of company stock worth $17,097,985 over the last quarter. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Entegris

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Entegris by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,017,716 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,480,998,000 after buying an additional 443,518 shares during the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its stake in shares of Entegris by 5.8% during the third quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 7,457,925 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $689,560,000 after acquiring an additional 412,121 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors bought a new stake in shares of Entegris in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $644,841,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,876,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $543,325,000 after acquiring an additional 540,755 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Entegris by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,152,176 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $434,071,000 after purchasing an additional 61,549 shares in 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.