Entegris, Inc. $ENTG Stake Raised by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 15.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 420,758 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 54,973 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Entegris were worth $35,449,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in Entegris by 122.0% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 455,882 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $38,408,000 after buying an additional 250,574 shares during the period. Forsta AP Fonden grew its holdings in shares of Entegris by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 30,400 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,561,000 after acquiring an additional 1,200 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Entegris during the 4th quarter valued at $158,669,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new position in shares of Entegris in the fourth quarter worth $823,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Entegris by 55.0% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,327 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $112,000 after acquiring an additional 471 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ENTG. Wall Street Zen cut Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 30th. KeyCorp raised their price target on Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Entegris from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on Entegris from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Entegris presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $154.33.

Entegris Trading Down 0.3%

Entegris stock opened at $139.88 on Friday. Entegris, Inc. has a one year low of $67.97 and a one year high of $159.15. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $136.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $116.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 3.21 and a quick ratio of 2.05. The company has a market capitalization of $21.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.86, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.37.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $811.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $808.72 million. Entegris had a return on equity of 11.45% and a net margin of 8.18%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 29th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 29th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.12%.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Joseph Colella sold 6,326 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.17, for a total value of $886,715.42. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 50,121 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,025,460.57. The trade was a 11.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.04, for a total transaction of $280,080.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 34,897 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,886,975.88. This represents a 5.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 107,867 shares of company stock valued at $15,215,629. Insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

About Entegris

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.