Capital Research Global Investors Buys Shares of 6,974,133 Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Capital Research Global Investors bought a new position in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 6,974,133 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $644,841,000. Capital Research Global Investors owned about 4.60% of Entegris at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Entegris during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Entegris in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC boosted 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 acquiring an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Entegris by 260.8% during the third quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 285 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the period. Finally, Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Entegris during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on ENTG shares. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Entegris from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted 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. Mizuho set a $150.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $148.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $133.78.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Linda Lagorga sold 11,438 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,564,350. This represents a 25.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Bertrand Loy sold 65,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.61, for a total value of $7,804,552.50. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 306,422 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,651,135.42. This trade represents a 17.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 226,074 shares of company stock valued at $29,640,758 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Entegris Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ENTG opened at $116.88 on Wednesday. Entegris, Inc. has a 12 month low of $60.75 and a 12 month high of $142.50. The business has a 50-day moving average of $118.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $97.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 3.35 and a quick ratio of 2.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.77 billion, a PE ratio of 75.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.30.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 EPS 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 the consensus estimate of $811.04 million. Entegris had a return on equity of 10.87% and a net margin of 7.37%.Entegris’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.84 earnings per share. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s dividend 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.