Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic View of Entegris Q1 Earnings

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Entegris in a research note issued on Monday, February 10th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.70 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.76. The consensus estimate for Entegris’ current full-year earnings is $3.63 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Entegris’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.24 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.16 EPS.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.07. Entegris had a return on equity of 13.00% and a net margin of 9.03%.

ENTG has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group decreased their target price on Entegris from $130.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Entegris from $145.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of Entegris from $125.00 to $120.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of Entegris from $145.00 to $135.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, KeyCorp lowered their price objective on shares of Entegris from $150.00 to $141.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $130.60.

Entegris Price Performance

Shares of Entegris stock opened at $105.74 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $103.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $106.59. The stock has a market cap of $15.97 billion, a PE ratio of 54.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 2.92, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14. Entegris has a 52 week low of $94.92 and a 52 week high of $147.57.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 29th will be given a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 29th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio is 20.73%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Entegris

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ENTG. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Entegris by 19.3% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,999 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $406,000 after acquiring an additional 486 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of Entegris by 18.0% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,960 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $333,000 after purchasing an additional 452 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of Entegris by 18.6% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 885 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $100,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt lifted its stake in shares of Entegris by 276.8% in the third quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 1,089 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $123,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the period. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC grew its position in Entegris by 6.1% during the third quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 16,775 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,888,000 after buying an additional 971 shares in the last quarter.

Entegris Company Profile

Entegris, Inc develops, manufactures, and supplies microcontamination control products, specialty chemicals, and advanced materials handling solutions in North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia. It operates in three segments: Materials Solutions (MS); Microcontamination Control (MC); and Advanced Materials Handling (AMH).