Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Takes Position in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 16,555 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,395,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ENTG. Capital Research Global Investors acquired a new position in shares of Entegris in the 3rd quarter valued at $644,841,000. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in shares of Entegris by 1,721.7% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,173,165 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $200,931,000 after buying an additional 2,053,869 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings 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 buying an additional 2,050,473 shares during the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of Entegris during the second quarter worth about $132,741,000. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Entegris by 64.4% during the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 1,970,734 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $158,940,000 after buying an additional 771,650 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on ENTG shares. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $148.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group raised their price target on Entegris from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. KeyCorp increased their price target on Entegris from $111.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of Entegris in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Entegris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Entegris presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $153.78.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,897 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,886,975.88. This represents a 5.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Joseph Colella sold 6,326 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.17, for a total value of $886,715.42. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 50,121 shares in the company, valued at $7,025,460.57. This represents a 11.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 97,450 shares of company stock valued at $13,681,230 over the last three months. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Entegris Trading Down 1.5%

NASDAQ ENTG opened at $140.00 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 80.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.39. Entegris, Inc. has a 52-week low of $66.32 and a 52-week high of $159.15. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $133.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $113.93. The company has a quick ratio of 2.05, a current ratio of 3.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91.

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

Entegris Dividend Announcement

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

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.