Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) Shares Acquired by DF Dent & Co. Inc.

DF Dent & Co. Inc. raised its stake in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG - Free Report) by 28.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 252,542 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 55,926 shares during the period. DF Dent & Co. Inc. owned 0.17% of Entegris worth $25,017,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ENTG. Synovus Financial Corp increased its stake in Entegris by 102.3% in the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 38,253 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,305,000 after purchasing an additional 19,340 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB raised its holdings in shares of Entegris by 47.7% during the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,550,942 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $153,636,000 after buying an additional 500,581 shares during the last quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Entegris by 9.9% during the 4th quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC now owns 31,066 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,077,000 after purchasing an additional 2,793 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its position in shares of Entegris by 66,855.0% in the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 490,780 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $48,617,000 after purchasing an additional 490,047 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in shares of Entegris by 14.8% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,060,378 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $105,041,000 after purchasing an additional 137,046 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $120.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of Entegris from $125.00 to $120.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on shares of Entegris from $150.00 to $141.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Entegris from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $124.88.

Entegris Price Performance

NASDAQ ENTG traded up $1.09 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $67.93. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,419,233 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,183,313. Entegris, Inc. has a one year low of $60.75 and a one year high of $147.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.28 billion, a PE ratio of 35.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 1.86. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $98.04 and a 200 day moving average of $102.72.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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 12.83% and a net margin of 9.03%. Analysts expect that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 29th were paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 29th. Entegris's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.73%.

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In other news, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 984 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.00, for a total value of $106,272.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 10,903 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,177,524. The trade was a 8.28 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 12,652 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.92, for a total value of $1,352,751.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 34,820 shares in the company, valued at $3,722,954.40. This trade represents a 26.65 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company's stock.

About Entegris

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).