Swedbank AB Acquires 32,715 Shares of Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Swedbank AB boosted its holdings in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 2.1% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,583,657 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 32,715 shares during the quarter. Swedbank AB’s holdings in Entegris were worth $138,538,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Personal CFO Solutions LLC grew its position in Entegris by 6.0% during the first quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 2,466 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $216,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period. MAI Capital Management grew its position in Entegris by 19.7% during the first quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 864 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the period. First Hawaiian Bank grew its position in Entegris by 0.9% during the first quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 15,786 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,381,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. grew its position in Entegris by 7.5% during the first quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 2,345 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $205,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the period. Finally, Evexia Wealth LLC grew its position in Entegris by 6.3% during the first quarter. Evexia Wealth LLC now owns 2,798 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $245,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on ENTG shares. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Entegris from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $103.00 price target (down previously from $112.00) on shares of Entegris in a report on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Entegris from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Oppenheimer started coverage on shares of Entegris in a report on Thursday, September 4th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $105.30.

Entegris Price Performance

ENTG stock opened at $83.53 on Friday. Entegris, Inc. has a one year low of $60.75 and a one year high of $117.88. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $83.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $82.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a current ratio of 3.30. The company has a market capitalization of $12.66 billion, a PE ratio of 43.06 and a beta of 1.29.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.01. Entegris had a net margin of 9.17% and a return on equity of 12.05%. The firm had revenue of $792.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $753.85 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.71 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Entegris has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.680-0.700 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 30th were issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 30th. Entegris’s payout ratio is 20.62%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entegris

In other news, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 3,627 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $326,430.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 37,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,396,870. The trade was a 8.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 8,858 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.84, for a total transaction of $707,222.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 56,912 shares in the company, valued at $4,543,854.08. This trade represents a 13.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Entegris Company Profile

Entegris, Inc develops, manufactures, and supplies microcontamination control products, specialty chemicals, and advanced materials handling solutions in North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia. It operates in three segments: Materials Solutions (MS); Microcontamination Control (MC); and Advanced Materials Handling (AMH).