WINTON GROUP Ltd Cuts Stock Holdings in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

WINTON GROUP Ltd trimmed its stake in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 12.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 159,427 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 22,057 shares during the period. Entegris makes up approximately 0.9% of WINTON GROUP Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. WINTON GROUP Ltd owned approximately 0.10% of Entegris worth $28,675,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its stake in Entegris by 17,158.0% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 40,736,671 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $7,326,898,000 after buying an additional 40,500,626 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Entegris during the 2nd quarter valued at $3,683,556,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Entegris by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,885,239 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $689,990,000 after buying an additional 68,152 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,152,176 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $434,071,000 after acquiring an additional 61,549 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Durable Capital Partners LP grew its position in Entegris by 23.2% in the third quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 3,765,035 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $348,115,000 after acquiring an additional 709,121 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Mizuho upped their price objective on Entegris from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. UBS Group raised their price objective on Entegris from $205.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Zacks Research upgraded Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Entegris from $153.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $170.89.

Entegris Stock Up 1.4%

ENTG opened at $143.03 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $21.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 71.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.37. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $139.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $138.25. The company has a current ratio of 3.05, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. Entegris, Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.97 and a 12 month high of $186.94.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.11. Entegris had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 9.18%.The company had revenue of $883.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $835.79 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.66 EPS. Entegris’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. On average, equities analysts expect that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.91 EPS for the current year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 29th were paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 29th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is 20.10%.

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In other Entegris news, SVP Joseph Colella sold 3,916 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.48, for a total transaction of $644,103.68. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 50,297 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,272,850.56. This represents a 7.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 2,062 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.52, for a total transaction of $308,310.24. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 66,976 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,014,251.52. This trade represents a 2.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 7,978 shares of company stock worth $1,273,734. Insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

Entegris Company Profile

Entegris, Inc is a materials science and process technology company that supplies products and solutions used in the manufacture of semiconductors and other advanced electronic devices. Its offerings are designed to help manufacturers manage contamination, control critical process environments and improve the performance and reliability of production processes.

The company’s products include specialty chemicals and gases, liquid and gas filtration systems, wafer-handling and storage products, contamination-control solutions, chemical-mechanical planarization materials, and deposition-related technologies.