Candriam S.C.A. Invests $1.53 Million in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Candriam S.C.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 13,041 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,529,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Steph & Co. bought a new stake in shares of Entegris during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Entegris in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC lifted its position in Entegris by 191.3% during the 1st quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 268 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Entegris by 147.5% during the 4th quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 396 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 236 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Corp boosted its stake in Entegris by 147.1% during the first quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 299 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on ENTG shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen raised Entegris from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Sunday. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Entegris from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on Entegris from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Entegris currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $164.22.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director James P. Lederer sold 3,569 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.59, for a total value of $512,472.71. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 18,277 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,624,394.43. This trade represents a 16.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.04, for a total value of $280,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 34,897 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,886,975.88. This trade represents a 5.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 88,604 shares of company stock worth $12,560,593 in the last three months. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Entegris Stock Performance

ENTG stock opened at $140.63 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.45 billion, a PE ratio of 81.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.31. Entegris, Inc. has a 12-month low of $67.97 and a 12-month high of $186.94. The company has a current ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $147.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $130.34.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.11. Entegris had a return on equity of 11.45% and a net margin of 8.18%.The business had revenue of $811.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $808.72 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.67 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Entegris 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.