Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC Acquires 412,121 Shares of Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC grew its holdings in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 5.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,457,925 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 412,121 shares during the period. Entegris accounts for about 2.2% of Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC owned 4.92% of Entegris worth $689,560,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ENTG. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Entegris in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Entegris during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Entegris by 862.1% during the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 279 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Entegris by 260.8% in the third 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 third quarter valued at approximately $34,000.

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In other Entegris news, insider Bertrand Loy sold 50,322 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.41, for a total value of $6,914,746.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 217,767 shares in the company, valued at $29,923,363.47. This represents a 18.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Daniel D. Woodland sold 30,474 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.65, for a total value of $3,981,428.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 46,904 shares in the company, valued at $6,128,007.60. This represents a 39.38% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 226,074 shares of company stock valued at $29,640,758 over the last quarter. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ENTG has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Entegris from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $148.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Mizuho set a $150.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Entegris has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $133.78.

Entegris Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ENTG opened at $116.88 on Wednesday. Entegris, Inc. has a 52 week low of $60.75 and a 52 week high of $142.50. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $118.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.92. 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 company has a market cap of $17.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.30.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $823.90 million during 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 firm’s revenue was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.84 EPS. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 28th were paid 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 (DPR) is currently 25.97%.

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.