Aperture Investors LLC Makes New $1.75 Million Investment in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Key Points

• Aperture Investors LLC acquired a new stake in Entegris, Inc. by purchasing 20,018 shares valued at approximately $1,751,000 during the first quarter of the year.
• Entegris reported EPS of $0.66 for its last quarter, exceeding analyst expectations, with a revenue of $792.4 million.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, resulting in an annualized yield of 0.5%.

Aperture Investors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 20,018 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $1,751,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ENTG. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Entegris during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in Entegris by 17.1% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,213,028 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $120,163,000 after acquiring an additional 177,250 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank grew its stake in Entegris by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 16,323 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,617,000 after acquiring an additional 597 shares in the last quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group grew its stake in Entegris by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 2,768 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $274,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parvin Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Entegris during the 4th quarter valued at about $69,000.

Entegris Stock Performance

Shares of ENTG stock traded down $2.83 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $79.11. 595,602 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,280,469. Entegris, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $60.75 and a fifty-two week high of $117.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.82 and a beta of 1.29. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $83.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $83.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 3.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04.

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

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 20th. Investors 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 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 30th. Entegris's dividend payout ratio is presently 20.62%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on ENTG shares. Wall Street Zen cut Entegris from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Mizuho lifted their target price on Entegris from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. KeyCorp reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $103.00 price target (down previously from $112.00) on shares of Entegris in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on Entegris from $95.00 to $90.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Entegris currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $106.44.

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).