Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) CFO Linda Lagorga Sells 11,438 Shares of Stock

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) CFO Linda Lagorga sold 11,438 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total value of $1,544,130.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 33,810 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,564,350. The trade was a 25.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Entegris Stock Performance

NASDAQ ENTG opened at $136.42 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $108.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $94.15. Entegris, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $60.75 and a fifty-two week high of $138.99. The company has a market cap of $20.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 88.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.32. 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 (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.03. Entegris had a net margin of 7.37% and a return on equity of 10.87%. The company had revenue of $823.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $811.04 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.84 earnings per share. Entegris’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. Sell-side analysts predict that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 28th were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 28th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.97%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut 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. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Entegris from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Entegris from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. One equities research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $133.78.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Entegris

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

Entegris Company 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.