Bertrand Loy Sells 17,396 Shares of Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) Stock

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) insider Bertrand Loy sold 17,396 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.22, for a total value of $2,439,267.12. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 227,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $31,903,835.94. This trade represents a 7.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Bertrand Loy also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, February 25th, Bertrand Loy sold 50,322 shares of Entegris stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.41, for a total value of $6,914,746.02.
• On Tuesday, February 24th, Bertrand Loy sold 59,516 shares of Entegris stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $138.95, for a total value of $8,269,748.20.
• On Monday, February 2nd, Bertrand Loy sold 65,250 shares of Entegris stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.61, for a total value of $7,804,552.50.

Entegris Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ENTG opened at $146.06 on Friday. Entegris, Inc. has a twelve month low of $65.72 and a twelve month high of $146.46. The company has a current ratio of 3.35, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The company has a market capitalization of $22.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 94.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.32. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $125.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $104.40.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.03. Entegris had a return on equity of 10.87% and a net margin of 7.37%.The business had revenue of $823.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $811.04 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.84 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 29th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 29th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s payout ratio is currently 25.97%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in Entegris during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Entegris by 862.1% during the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 279 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Entegris by 260.8% during the 3rd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 285 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the period. Steph & Co. acquired a new position in Entegris during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Finally, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. acquired a new position in Entegris during the 4th quarter worth $29,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ENTG has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Entegris from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Mizuho set a $150.00 price objective on Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $133.78.

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.