Entegris, Inc. $ENTG Shares Acquired by Perpetual Ltd

Key Points

• Perpetual Ltd increased its stake in Entegris by 2.7% in Q4 to 418,090 shares, worth about $35.2 million.
• Several big institutions also moved in: Capital Research opened a new roughly $644.8 million position, and VanEck and Invesco added millions of shares, indicating heavy institutional accumulation.
• Entegris beat Q4 estimates (EPS $0.70 vs. $0.67; revenue $823.9M vs. $811.0M) and gave Q1 guidance of $0.70–$0.78, while analysts' consensus rating is a Hold with an average price target of $133.78.

Perpetual Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG - Free Report) by 2.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 418,090 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 10,889 shares during the period. Perpetual Ltd owned approximately 0.28% of Entegris worth $35,224,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ENTG. Capital Research Global Investors acquired a new position in Entegris during the 3rd quarter valued at about $644,841,000. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in Entegris by 1,721.7% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,173,165 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $200,931,000 after acquiring an additional 2,053,869 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Entegris by 183.5% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,167,857 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $292,900,000 after acquiring an additional 2,050,473 shares during the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Entegris during the second quarter worth about $132,741,000. Finally, Holocene Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Entegris by 79.4% during the second quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 1,859,828 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $149,995,000 after acquiring an additional 823,015 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Entegris

In other Entegris news, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 5,830 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.00, for a total transaction of $699,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 37,743 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,529,160. This trade represents a 13.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 1,664 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.49, for a total value of $218,799.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 29,497 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,878,560.53. This trade represents a 5.34% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 226,074 shares of company stock valued at $29,640,758 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Entegris from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $105.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Entegris in a report on Monday, December 29th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Entegris has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $133.78.

Entegris Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ENTG opened at $116.40 on Friday. Entegris, Inc. has a 52 week low of $60.75 and a 52 week high of $142.50. The business's 50 day moving average price is $122.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $101.71. The company has a quick ratio of 2.04, a current ratio of 3.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market cap of $17.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.32.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.03. Entegris had a net margin of 7.37% and a return on equity of 10.87%. The company had revenue of $823.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $811.04 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.84 EPS. Entegris's revenue for the quarter was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Entegris has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.780 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 28th were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 28th. Entegris's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.97%.

About Entegris

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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