Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd Has $7.56 Million Stake in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd boosted its stake in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 94.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 89,760 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 43,700 shares during the quarter. Entegris makes up about 2.0% of Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd’s holdings in Entegris were worth $7,562,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ENTG. California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its stake in Entegris by 7.5% in the 2nd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 193,090 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $15,573,000 after buying an additional 13,544 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its position in Entegris by 66.3% in the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 45,627 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,680,000 after buying an additional 18,195 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its position in Entegris by 1.6% in the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 70,021 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,647,000 after buying an additional 1,114 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in Entegris by 3.8% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 200,823 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $16,196,000 after buying an additional 7,292 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Entegris in the second quarter valued at about $241,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 19,893 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.84, for a total value of $2,642,586.12. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 69,038 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,171,007.92. This trade represents a 22.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Joseph Colella sold 6,326 shares of Entegris 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $7,025,460.57. This trade represents a 11.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 107,867 shares of company stock worth $15,215,629. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on ENTG shares. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research report on Friday, May 1st. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Entegris from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Entegris from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Seven 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $154.33.

Entegris Trading Up 3.9%

Shares of NASDAQ ENTG opened at $150.52 on Friday. Entegris, Inc. has a 1-year low of $67.97 and a 1-year high of $159.15. The company has a market cap of $22.95 billion, a PE ratio of 87.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a current ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The company has a 50-day moving average of $138.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $118.66.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.67 EPS. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 29th were paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 29th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.12%.

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.