Analysts Set Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) PT at $153.78

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and seven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $153.7778.

Several analysts have weighed in on ENTG shares. Weiss Ratings raised Entegris from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. KeyCorp upped their price target on Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on Entegris from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th.

Insider Activity at Entegris

In other Entegris news, CFO Linda Lagorga sold 11,438 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total transaction of $1,544,130.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 33,810 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,564,350. This trade represents a 25.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Bertrand Loy sold 59,516 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $138.95, for a total transaction of $8,269,748.20. Following the transaction, the insider owned 268,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $37,250,966.55. The trade was a 18.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 218,395 shares of company stock worth $30,165,611 over the last 90 days. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Truist Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Entegris by 21.3% during the third quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 63,312 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,854,000 after acquiring an additional 11,119 shares in the last quarter. Freedom Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in Entegris by 105.8% in the 4th quarter. Freedom Financial Partners LLC now owns 34,051 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,869,000 after acquiring an additional 17,509 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Entegris by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,876,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $543,325,000 after acquiring an additional 540,755 shares in the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd purchased a new stake in Entegris during the 3rd quarter valued at $12,093,000. Finally, Dream Peak Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in Entegris during the 4th quarter valued at $27,025,000.

Entegris Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ ENTG opened at $149.15 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $129.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $110.11. Entegris has a 12 month low of $66.32 and a 12 month high of $159.15. The company has a current ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.75 billion, a PE ratio of 86.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.39.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.11. Entegris had a net margin of 8.18% and a return on equity of 11.45%. The firm had revenue of $811.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $808.72 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Entegris will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 29th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 29th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.12%.

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.