Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) SVP Sells $2,642,586.12 in Stock

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) SVP Susan Rice sold 19,893 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.84, for a total value of $2,642,586.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 69,038 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,171,007.92. The trade was a 22.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Entegris Stock Performance

Entegris stock traded down $6.98 during trading on Monday, hitting $126.09. The stock had a trading volume of 1,607,749 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,918,976. Entegris, Inc. has a 1 year low of $66.32 and a 1 year high of $159.15. The company has a quick ratio of 2.05, a current ratio of 3.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $130.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $111.50. The stock has a market cap of $19.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.39.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.11. Entegris had a return on equity of 11.45% and a net margin of 8.18%.The business had revenue of $811.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $808.72 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. Entegris’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 29th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 29th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.12%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Entegris

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Entegris in the third quarter worth $25,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC raised its position in shares of Entegris by 191.3% in the first quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 268 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Entegris by 260.8% in the third quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 285 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Steph & Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Entegris in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp raised its position in shares of Entegris by 147.1% in the first quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 299 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 178 shares in the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ENTG has been the topic of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Mizuho set a $175.00 target price on Entegris in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $160.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $153.78.

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.