Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Entegris, Inc. has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from ten brokerages, with seven analysts recommending a buy and three suggesting a hold.
• The company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the last quarter, surpassing estimates, along with revenues of $792.40 million, which exceeded expectations of $753.85 million.
• Entegris recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.10, indicating a 0.4% dividend yield and a dividend payout ratio of 20.62%.

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the ten brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $105.30.

ENTG has been the subject of several research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Entegris in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $85.00 target price for the company. KeyCorp reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $103.00 price objective (down from $112.00) on shares of Entegris in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Entegris from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Entegris from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Entegris from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 31st.

Entegris Stock Performance

ENTG opened at $91.94 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.39 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a fifty day moving average of $84.21 and a 200 day moving average of $81.64. Entegris has a fifty-two week low of $60.75 and a fifty-two week high of $117.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a current ratio of 3.30.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $792.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $753.85 million. Entegris had a net margin of 9.17% and a return on equity of 12.05%. Entegris's quarterly revenue was down 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.71 earnings per share. Entegris has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.680-0.700 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Entegris will post 3.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 30th were paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 30th. Entegris's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.62%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Entegris news, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 8,858 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.84, for a total value of $707,222.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 56,912 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,543,854.08. This trade represents a 13.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 3,627 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $326,430.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 37,743 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,396,870. This represents a 8.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.67% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Entegris

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. DAVENPORT & Co LLC boosted its stake in shares of Entegris by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 8,450 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $681,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Alpine Bank Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of Entegris by 73.7% during the 2nd quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management now owns 311 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the period. Personal CFO Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of Entegris by 6.0% during the 1st quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 2,466 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $216,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. MAI Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Entegris by 19.7% during the 1st quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 864 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. Finally, First Hawaiian Bank boosted its stake in shares of Entegris by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 15,786 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,381,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period.

Entegris Company Profile

Entegris, Inc develops, manufactures, and supplies microcontamination control products, specialty chemicals, and advanced materials handling solutions in North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia. It operates in three segments: Materials Solutions (MS); Microcontamination Control (MC); and Advanced Materials Handling (AMH).

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