61,985 Shares in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG Purchased by Strs Ohio

Key Points

• Strs Ohio has acquired 61,985 shares of Entegris, Inc., valued at approximately $5,422,000, in the first quarter of the year.
• Major investors like Principal Financial Group and Price T Rowe Associates have significantly increased their holdings in Entegris, showcasing strong interest in the semiconductor company's stock.
• Entegris recently reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.66, exceeding expectations and setting a guidance of 0.680-0.700 EPS for Q3 2025.

Strs Ohio purchased a new position in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 61,985 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $5,422,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ENTG. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Entegris by 235.8% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,014,198 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $438,642,000 after acquiring an additional 3,520,997 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in Entegris by 21.1% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 13,555,677 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,185,852,000 after acquiring an additional 2,361,065 shares during the last quarter. TPG GP A LLC bought a new stake in shares of Entegris during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $115,639,000. Durable Capital Partners LP raised its holdings in shares of Entegris by 43.3% during the first quarter. Durable Capital Partners LP now owns 2,914,417 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $254,953,000 after buying an additional 881,198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Entegris by 40.4% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,759,296 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $241,383,000 after buying an additional 794,222 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on ENTG. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Entegris from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. KeyCorp reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $103.00 price objective (down from $112.00) on shares of Entegris in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group decreased their target price 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. Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of Entegris in a research report on Thursday, September 4th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $95.00 target price for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Entegris in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $85.00 price objective on the stock. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $105.30.

Entegris Stock Up 4.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:ENTG opened at $87.25 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $83.07 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $81.79. 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, Inc. has a 52 week low of $60.75 and a 52 week high of $117.88. The company has a market capitalization of $13.23 billion, a PE ratio of 44.97 and a beta of 1.29.

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

Entegris Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 30th were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 30th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Entegris's payout ratio is presently 20.62%.

Insider Activity

In other Entegris news, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 8,858 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the senior vice president owned 56,912 shares in the company, valued at $4,543,854.08. The trade was a 13.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 37,743 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,396,870. This trade represents a 8.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Entegris 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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