Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts have an average recommendation of Hold on Entegris from 11 firms (1 sell, 4 hold, 6 buy), with a 12‑month average price target of about $133.78.
• Entegris beat quarterly estimates with $0.70 EPS (vs. $0.67 expected) and $823.9M revenue (vs. $811.0M expected), but revenue was down 3% year‑over‑year and management guided Q1 FY2026 EPS of $0.70–$0.78.
• Significant insider selling has occurred recently — insiders sold 227,941 shares worth roughly $29.86M over the past 90 days, including notable sales by the CFO and an SVP.

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the eleven analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation and six have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $133.7778.

Several research firms have recently commented on ENTG. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Entegris from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $105.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Entegris from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $148.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Entegris from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd.

Entegris Trading Up 2.0%

NASDAQ:ENTG opened at $138.07 on Tuesday. Entegris has a one year low of $64.66 and a one year high of $142.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a current ratio of 3.35. The firm has a market cap of $20.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 89.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.32. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $123.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $103.27.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 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 analyst estimates of $811.04 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.84 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Entegris will post 3.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 28th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Entegris's payout ratio is presently 25.97%.

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In other news, CFO Linda Lagorga sold 11,438 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.00, for a total value of $1,544,130.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 33,810 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,564,350. The trade was a 25.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Daniel D. Woodland sold 30,474 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.65, for a total transaction of $3,981,428.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 46,904 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,128,007.60. The trade was a 39.38% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 227,941 shares of company stock worth $29,856,528. 0.53% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Entegris

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Montanaro Asset Management Ltd grew its position in Entegris by 115.4% during the 4th quarter. Montanaro Asset Management Ltd now owns 104,700 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $8,821,000 after purchasing an additional 56,100 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in Entegris by 101.9% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,253 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $783,000 after purchasing an additional 4,671 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its position in Entegris by 138.9% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 128,339 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $10,834,000 after purchasing an additional 74,623 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Entegris by 13.4% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,592,669 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $302,682,000 after purchasing an additional 424,812 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its position in Entegris by 79.4% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 7,560 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $637,000 after purchasing an additional 3,346 shares during the last quarter.

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.

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