Freedom Financial Partners LLC Grows Holdings in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Freedom Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 105.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 34,051 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,509 shares during the quarter. Entegris accounts for about 1.0% of Freedom Financial Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Freedom Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Entegris were worth $2,869,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ENTG. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Entegris by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,817 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $454,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its holdings in Entegris by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 2,154 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $199,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of Entegris by 31.6% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 637 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. First National Advisers LLC lifted its stake in Entegris by 0.5% during the second quarter. First National Advisers LLC now owns 28,895 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,330,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Argent Trust Co boosted its holdings in Entegris by 2.7% in the third quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 7,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $647,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ENTG. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $148.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered 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. Citigroup upped their price objective on Entegris from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Entegris has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $133.78.

Entegris Stock Up 0.2%

Entegris stock opened at $115.86 on Friday. Entegris, Inc. has a 52 week low of $60.75 and a 52 week high of $142.50. The stock has a market cap of $17.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.23, a PEG ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.30. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $121.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.13. The company has a current ratio of 3.35, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted 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. Entegris had a net margin of 7.37% and a return on equity of 10.87%. The business had revenue of $823.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $811.04 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.84 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Linda Lagorga sold 11,438 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total transaction of $1,544,130.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 33,810 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,564,350. This trade represents a 25.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 1,664 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.49, for a total value of $218,799.36. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 29,497 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,878,560.53. This trade represents a 5.34% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 226,074 shares of company stock valued at $29,640,758 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

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.