Janus Henderson Group PLC Has $43.79 Million Holdings in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG)

Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its holdings in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG - Free Report) by 2.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 442,065 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 9,676 shares during the quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC owned 0.29% of Entegris worth $43,791,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Swedbank AB grew its holdings in shares of Entegris by 47.7% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,550,942 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $153,636,000 after acquiring an additional 500,581 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its position in shares of Entegris by 66,855.0% in the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 490,780 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $48,617,000 after purchasing an additional 490,047 shares during the period. Argent Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Entegris by 9.9% in the 4th quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC now owns 31,066 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,077,000 after purchasing an additional 2,793 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in Entegris by 14.8% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,060,378 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $105,041,000 after buying an additional 137,046 shares during the period. Finally, Callan Family Office LLC acquired a new position in Entegris in the 4th quarter worth approximately $308,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ENTG has been the topic of a number of research reports. KeyCorp dropped their target price on Entegris from $130.00 to $117.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 8th. UBS Group cut their price target on Entegris from $90.00 to $85.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Citigroup cut their price target on Entegris from $125.00 to $102.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price objective on Entegris from $120.00 to $100.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Entegris from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $113.00.

Entegris Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ENTG traded down $1.56 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $76.68. The company's stock had a trading volume of 534,520 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,467,816. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $81.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $95.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 1.86. Entegris, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $60.75 and a fifty-two week high of $147.57. The company has a market capitalization of $11.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.33.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by ($0.02). Entegris had a return on equity of 12.83% and a net margin of 9.03%. The company had revenue of $773.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $790.75 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.68 EPS. The firm's revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.52%. Entegris's payout ratio is 19.61%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entegris

In other Entegris news, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 984 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.00, for a total transaction of $106,272.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 10,903 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,177,524. The trade was a 8.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company's stock.

About Entegris

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).