Insider Selling: Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) CFO Sells 11,438 Shares of Stock

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) CFO Linda Lagorga sold 11,438 shares of Entegris 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 33,810 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,564,350. The trade was a 25.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Entegris Stock Up 1.4%

NASDAQ ENTG traded up $1.93 on Monday, reaching $136.42. The company had a trading volume of 2,538,082 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,422,771. 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’s fifty day moving average is $107.98 and its 200 day moving average is $93.71. Entegris, Inc. has a 52-week low of $60.75 and a 52-week high of $138.99. The stock has a market capitalization 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.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $823.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $811.04 million. Entegris had a net margin of 7.37% and a return on equity of 10.87%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.84 EPS. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were given 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 dividend payout ratio is presently 25.97%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on ENTG shares. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $148.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup increased their price target on Entegris from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research raised Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Mizuho set a $150.00 target price on Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Entegris currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $133.78.

Institutional Trading of Entegris

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Entegris by 13.4% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,592,669 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $302,682,000 after buying an additional 424,812 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Entegris by 98.1% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,078 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $768,000 after acquiring an additional 4,496 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in Entegris by 79.4% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 7,560 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $637,000 after acquiring an additional 3,346 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Entegris by 15.2% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 7,387 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $622,000 after purchasing an additional 974 shares during the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd lifted its holdings in Entegris by 54.1% during the fourth quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 8,664 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $730,000 after purchasing an additional 3,040 shares during the last quarter.

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.