Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. Acquires New Shares in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new position in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 200,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,492,000. Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. owned approximately 0.13% of Entegris as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Entegris by 16.9% in the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,234 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $627,000 after buying an additional 1,046 shares during the period. IFM Investors Pty Ltd grew its holdings in Entegris by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 28,960 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,336,000 after acquiring an additional 1,510 shares during the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its holdings in Entegris by 3,869.8% during the 2nd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 5,002 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $403,000 after acquiring an additional 4,876 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in Entegris by 57.6% in the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 21,338 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,721,000 after acquiring an additional 7,800 shares during the period. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its stake in shares of Entegris by 0.6% during the second quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 47,437 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,826,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Entegris

In related news, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 488 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.43, for a total transaction of $37,785.84. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 14,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,093,621.32. This represents a 3.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director James P. Lederer sold 2,008 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.84, for a total value of $186,422.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 20,434 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,897,092.56. The trade was a 8.95% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 63,643 shares of company stock worth $4,966,433 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Entegris Trading Up 3.4%

Shares of ENTG stock opened at $117.35 on Monday. Entegris, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $60.75 and a fifty-two week high of $119.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a current ratio of 3.44. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $87.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $87.14. The company has a market cap of $17.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.09 and a beta of 1.31.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72. The firm had revenue of $807.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.63 million. Entegris had a return on equity of 11.61% and a net margin of 8.95%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.77 EPS. Entegris has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.620-0.690 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.16%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on ENTG. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Entegris from $108.00 to $96.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Entegris from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $88.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Monday, December 15th. KeyCorp upped their target price on Entegris from $107.00 to $111.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Entegris from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $95.57.

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.