Insider Selling: Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) SVP Sells $2,642,586.12 in Stock

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) SVP Susan Rice sold 19,893 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.84, for a total value of $2,642,586.12. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 69,038 shares in the company, valued at $9,171,007.92. This trade represents a 22.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Entegris Trading Up 2.8%

Entegris stock opened at $127.70 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 3.21 and a quick ratio of 2.05. Entegris, Inc. has a one year low of $66.32 and a one year high of $159.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.47 billion, a PE ratio of 73.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.39. The business’s fifty day moving average is $131.04 and its 200 day moving average is $112.24.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.11. Entegris had a return on equity of 11.45% and a net margin of 8.18%.The company had revenue of $811.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $808.72 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.67 earnings per share. Entegris’s revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.12%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on ENTG shares. Wall Street Zen raised Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Mizuho set a $175.00 target price on Entegris in a report on Friday, May 1st. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a report on Friday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $148.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $153.78.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in Entegris by 21.3% in the 3rd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 63,312 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,854,000 after acquiring an additional 11,119 shares during the last quarter. Freedom Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in Entegris by 105.8% in the 4th quarter. Freedom Financial Partners LLC now owns 34,051 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,869,000 after acquiring an additional 17,509 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Entegris by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,876,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $543,325,000 after acquiring an additional 540,755 shares during the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd bought a new stake in Entegris in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $12,093,000. Finally, iA Global Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Entegris in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $7,619,000.

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.