ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC Makes New Investment in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC bought a new position in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 236,638 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,880,000. ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC owned approximately 0.16% of Entegris as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Entegris

In other news, insider Bertrand Loy sold 50,322 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.41, for a total value of $6,914,746.02. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 217,767 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,923,363.47. This trade represents a 18.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 1,664 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.49, for a total value of $218,799.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 29,497 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,878,560.53. This trade represents a 5.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 226,074 shares of company stock valued at $29,640,758. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ENTG. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Mizuho set a $150.00 price objective on Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 target price for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, KeyCorp raised their target price on Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $133.78.

Entegris Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of ENTG opened at $108.28 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $119.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $98.37. 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 1 year low of $60.75 and a 1 year high of $142.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.46 billion, a PE ratio of 70.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.30.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm 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 business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.84 earnings per share. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. Analysts forecast that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Entegris’s payout ratio is 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.