Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) was downgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Saturday.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on ENTG. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Entegris from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $152.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a $115.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Entegris from $205.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $165.56.

Entegris Price Performance

Shares of ENTG opened at $152.08 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $23.19 billion, a PE ratio of 76.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.35. Entegris has a 52-week low of $67.97 and a 52-week high of $186.94. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $144.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $134.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 3.05.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.11. Entegris had a net margin of 9.18% and a return on equity of 12.25%. The company had revenue of $883.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $835.79 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.66 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. Entegris has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.960-1.040 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Entegris will post 3.91 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director James P. Lederer sold 3,569 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.59, for a total value of $512,472.71. Following the sale, the director owned 18,277 shares in the company, valued at $2,624,394.43. This represents a 16.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Joseph Colella sold 6,326 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.17, for a total transaction of $886,715.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 50,121 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,025,460.57. The trade was a 11.21% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 44,466 shares of company stock valued at $6,186,624. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Entegris

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Entegris in the 2nd quarter valued at $3,683,556,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Entegris by 1.2% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,885,239 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $689,990,000 after purchasing an additional 68,152 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Entegris by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,152,176 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $434,071,000 after purchasing an additional 61,549 shares during the last quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Entegris by 23.2% during the third quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 3,765,035 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $348,115,000 after purchasing an additional 709,121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Entegris by 13.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,592,669 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $302,682,000 after purchasing an additional 424,812 shares in the last quarter.

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.