Entegris, Inc. $ENTG Shares Acquired by ProShare Advisors LLC

ProShare Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 23.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 27,908 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,370 shares during the quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Entegris were worth $2,351,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Entegris by 2.8% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,017,716 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,480,998,000 after acquiring an additional 443,518 shares in the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC lifted its stake in shares of Entegris by 5.8% in the third quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 7,457,925 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $689,560,000 after acquiring an additional 412,121 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors acquired a new position in shares of Entegris in the third quarter worth about $644,841,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Entegris by 10.1% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,876,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $543,325,000 after acquiring an additional 540,755 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Entegris by 1.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,090,627 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $470,679,000 after acquiring an additional 62,619 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entegris

In related news, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.04, for a total transaction of $280,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,897 shares in the company, valued at $4,886,975.88. The trade was a 5.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Bertrand Loy sold 59,516 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $138.95, for a total value of $8,269,748.20. Following the transaction, the insider owned 268,089 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $37,250,966.55. This represents a 18.17% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 207,288 shares of company stock worth $28,865,724. 0.53% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on ENTG. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on Entegris from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen raised Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Mizuho set a $175.00 price objective on Entegris in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $148.00 price objective on shares of Entegris in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $153.78.

Entegris Price Performance

Shares of Entegris stock opened at $135.28 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.05, a current ratio of 3.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The firm has a market cap of $20.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 78.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.39. Entegris, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $66.32 and a fifty-two week high of $159.15. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $131.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $112.83.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $811.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $808.72 million. Entegris had a return on equity of 11.45% and a net margin of 8.18%.The business’s revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.67 earnings per share. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 29th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 29th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Entegris’s payout ratio is currently 23.12%.

Entegris Company Profile

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.