BMO Capital Markets Issues Positive Forecast for Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) Stock Price

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) had its price objective increased by BMO Capital Markets from $153.00 to $167.00 in a report released on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the semiconductor company’s stock. BMO Capital Markets’ price target points to a potential upside of 13.87% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on ENTG. Zacks Research lowered Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on Entegris from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen lowered Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Entegris from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $158.67.

Entegris Price Performance

Shares of Entegris stock opened at $146.66 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a current ratio of 3.21. Entegris has a 52-week low of $67.97 and a 52-week high of $186.94. The company has a fifty day moving average of $148.53 and a 200-day moving average of $127.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 84.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.31.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $811.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $808.72 million. Entegris had a net margin of 8.18% and a return on equity of 11.45%. The company’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business 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 will post 3.6 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entegris

In other Entegris news, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 6,848 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.23, for a total value of $1,021,927.04. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 54,961 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,201,830.03. This trade represents a 11.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Joseph Colella sold 6,326 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 50,121 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,025,460.57. This trade represents a 11.21% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 107,867 shares of company stock worth $15,215,629 over the last three months. 0.53% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Entegris

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ENTG. Freedom Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Entegris by 105.8% in the fourth quarter. Freedom Financial Partners LLC now owns 34,051 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,869,000 after buying an additional 17,509 shares during the period. Dream Peak Capital Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Entegris during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,025,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Entegris during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $17,909,000. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Entegris by 616.5% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 146,230 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $12,320,000 after acquiring an additional 125,822 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC bought a new position in shares of Entegris in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $21,880,000.

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.