3,633 Shares in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG Acquired by State of Wyoming

State of Wyoming bought a new stake in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 3,633 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $653,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Entegris during the 4th quarter valued at about $158,669,000. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in Entegris by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 494,491 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $41,661,000 after buying an additional 12,348 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Entegris by 20.9% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 202,196 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $17,035,000 after buying an additional 34,894 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Entegris by 15.0% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 420,758 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,449,000 after buying an additional 54,973 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in Entegris by 122.0% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 455,882 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $38,408,000 after acquiring an additional 250,574 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Entegris

In other Entegris news, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 2,062 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 66,976 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,014,251.52. This represents a 2.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 6,848 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.23, for a total value of $1,021,927.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 54,961 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,201,830.03. This represents a 11.08% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 16,395 shares of company stock valued at $2,486,814. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on ENTG. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Entegris from $153.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $152.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Entegris from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Entegris from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $170.89.

Entegris Stock Performance

Shares of ENTG opened at $161.76 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 81.29, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.35. Entegris, Inc. has a twelve month low of $67.97 and a twelve month high of $186.94. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 3.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $146.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $136.19.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $835.79 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.66 EPS. 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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.91 EPS for the current year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 29th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 29th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.10%.

Entegris 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.