Louisbourg Investments Inc. Increases Stock Position in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Louisbourg Investments Inc. raised its position in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 27.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 38,519 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,194 shares during the period. Louisbourg Investments Inc.’s holdings in Entegris were worth $3,245,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Truist Financial Corp grew its holdings in Entegris by 21.3% during the 3rd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 63,312 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,854,000 after purchasing an additional 11,119 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Entegris by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,876,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $543,325,000 after acquiring an additional 540,755 shares in the last quarter. Freedom Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Entegris by 105.8% in the fourth quarter. Freedom Financial Partners LLC now owns 34,051 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,869,000 after purchasing an additional 17,509 shares during the period. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd bought a new position in shares of Entegris in the 3rd quarter worth about $12,093,000. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Entegris by 17.9% during the third quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 182,906 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $16,912,000 after purchasing an additional 27,813 shares during the last quarter.

Entegris Stock Down 1.9%

ENTG opened at $116.40 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $17.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.58, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.32. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $122.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $101.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a current ratio of 3.35. Entegris, Inc. has a twelve month low of $60.75 and a twelve month high of $142.50.

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

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s payout ratio is currently 25.97%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on ENTG. Zacks Research lowered shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Mizuho set a $150.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $133.78.

Insider Activity

In other news, 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 sale, the senior vice president owned 37,743 shares in the company, valued at $4,529,160. The trade was a 13.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Linda Lagorga sold 11,438 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total transaction of $1,544,130.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 33,810 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,564,350. This represents a 25.28% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 226,074 shares of company stock worth $29,640,758. 0.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.