Dream Peak Capital Ltd Buys New Stake in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Dream Peak Capital Ltd bought a new position in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 320,777 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,025,000. Entegris comprises 2.8% of Dream Peak Capital Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Entegris during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Entegris by 862.1% in the third quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 279 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 206 shares during the period. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Entegris in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Entegris during the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000.

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In other news, insider Bertrand Loy sold 65,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.61, for a total transaction of $7,804,552.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 306,422 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,651,135.42. This trade represents a 17.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 5,830 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.00, for a total transaction of $699,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 37,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,529,160. This trade represents a 13.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 226,074 shares of company stock valued at $29,640,758. 0.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Monday, December 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price target for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $148.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup raised their price objective 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. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $133.78.

Entegris Price Performance

Shares of ENTG stock opened at $123.18 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $122.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.30. Entegris, Inc. has a one year low of $60.75 and a one year high of $142.50. The firm has a market cap of $18.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 3.35 and a quick ratio of 2.04.

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

Entegris Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 28th were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.97%.

Entegris 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.