Natixis Advisors LLC Has $28.21 Million Holdings in Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG)

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG - Free Report) by 11.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 284,807 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 29,063 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC owned 0.19% of Entegris worth $28,213,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ENTG. Torray Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Entegris by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Torray Investment Partners LLC now owns 15,266 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,512,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 41.0% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 454 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Entegris by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 2,049 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $203,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Entegris by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,482 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $246,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Entegris by 27.6% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 731 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares in the last quarter.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

ENTG has been the subject of several research analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Entegris from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $120.00 target price on shares of Entegris in a research note on Friday, February 7th. KeyCorp dropped their price target on Entegris from $150.00 to $141.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Mizuho cut their price target on Entegris from $125.00 to $120.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $124.88.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entegris

In other Entegris news, SVP Clinton M. Haris sold 12,652 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The stock was 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 owns 34,820 shares in the company, valued at $3,722,954.40. This represents a 26.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Olivier Blachier sold 984 shares of Entegris stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.00, for a total value of $106,272.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 10,903 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,177,524. This represents a 8.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company's stock.

Entegris Stock Down 2.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ ENTG traded down $2.70 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $96.35. The company had a trading volume of 4,044,842 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,916,683. Entegris, Inc. has a one year low of $92.84 and a one year high of $147.57. The company has a market capitalization of $14.56 billion, a PE ratio of 49.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $102.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $104.86.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.84 earnings per share 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%. On average, equities analysts expect that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.51 EPS for the current year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 29th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.42%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 29th. Entegris's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.73%.

Entegris 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).