Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) Raised to “Strong-Buy” at Barclays

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) was upgraded by research analysts at Barclays to a “strong-buy” rating in a report released on Monday, Zacks reports.

ENTG has been the subject of a number of other reports. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on Entegris from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $152.00 to $200.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Entegris from $153.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Entegris presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $178.33.

Entegris Stock Performance

NASDAQ ENTG opened at $153.08 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 3.05 and a quick ratio of 1.85. The company has a market cap of $23.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.40. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $147.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of $143.32. Entegris has a 1-year low of $67.97 and a 1-year high of $186.94.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.11. Entegris had a net margin of 9.18% and a return on equity of 12.25%. The business had revenue of $883.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $835.79 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.66 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Entegris has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.960-1.040 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Entegris will post 3.93 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In other Entegris news, insider Olivier Blachier sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.66, for a total value of $321,320.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 34,997 shares in the company, valued at $5,622,618.02. This trade represents a 5.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 2,062 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.52, for a total value of $308,310.24. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 66,976 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,014,251.52. This trade represents a 2.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 7,978 shares of company stock valued at $1,273,734. Insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Entegris

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ENTG. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Entegris during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Entegris during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 191.3% in the 1st quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 268 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the period. First Horizon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 147.1% in the 1st quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 299 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 178 shares during the period. Finally, Burkett Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 436.9% in the 3rd quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC now owns 349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the period.

About Entegris

Entegris, Inc is a global supplier of advanced materials and process solutions used in the semiconductor and other high-technology industries. The company helps manufacturers protect, purify, transport and process the highly sensitive materials used to produce integrated circuits, memory devices and other electronic components.

Its products and services include specialty chemicals and gases, liquid and gas filtration systems, wafer-handling and wafer-shipping products, contamination-control solutions, chemical-mechanical planarization materials, deposition materials and solutions for semiconductor packaging.