Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) Rating Increased to Hold at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Friday morning.

ENTG has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Mizuho raised their price objective on Entegris from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on Entegris in a research report on Thursday, September 4th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $95.00 target price on the stock. UBS Group cut their target price on Entegris from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $103.00 target price (down from $112.00) on shares of Entegris in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $106.30.

Entegris Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ENTG opened at $98.61 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $14.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.83 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a current ratio of 3.30. Entegris has a one year low of $60.75 and a one year high of $113.90. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $84.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $81.54.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $792.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $753.85 million. Entegris had a return on equity of 12.05% and a net margin of 9.17%.The company’s revenue was down 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.71 EPS. Entegris has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.680-0.700 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Entegris will post 3.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 30th were issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 30th. Entegris’s payout ratio is 20.62%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 3,627 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $326,430.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 37,743 shares in the company, valued at $3,396,870. This represents a 8.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 8,858 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.84, for a total value of $707,222.72. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 56,912 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,543,854.08. The trade was a 13.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ENTG. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Entegris by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 8,596 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $852,000 after buying an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. grew its stake in Entegris by 140,900.0% during the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,410 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $123,000 after buying an additional 1,409 shares during the last quarter. Curat Global LLC acquired a new position in Entegris during the 1st quarter worth $39,000. Procyon Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Entegris during the 1st quarter worth $559,000. Finally, Evexia Wealth LLC boosted its position in Entegris by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. Evexia Wealth LLC now owns 2,798 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $245,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the period.

About Entegris

Entegris, Inc develops, manufactures, and supplies microcontamination control products, specialty chemicals, and advanced materials handling solutions in North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia. It operates in three segments: Materials Solutions (MS); Microcontamination Control (MC); and Advanced Materials Handling (AMH).