Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) Lowered to “Hold” Rating by Zacks Research

Zacks Research lowered shares of Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Monday morning,Zacks.com reports.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on ENTG. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Entegris from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 target price for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Six equities research 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 MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $133.78.

Entegris Trading Up 5.8%

NASDAQ ENTG opened at $121.67 on Monday. Entegris has a one year low of $60.75 and a one year high of $142.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 3.35 and a quick ratio of 2.04. The firm has a market cap of $18.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 79.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.30. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $121.88 and its 200-day moving average is $100.14.

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

Entegris Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 28th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.97%.

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In other Entegris news, SVP Joseph Colella sold 1,580 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.49, for a total transaction of $207,754.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 45,835 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,026,844.15. The trade was a 3.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Daniel D. Woodland sold 30,474 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.65, for a total transaction of $3,981,428.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 46,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,128,007.60. This represents a 39.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 226,074 shares of company stock worth $29,640,758. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Entegris during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Entegris in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Steph & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Entegris in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Entegris by 862.1% in the third quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 279 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Entegris by 260.8% in the third quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 285 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 206 shares in the last quarter.

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.