The price of Entegris Inc (NASDAQ: ENTG) closed at $133.48 in the last session, down -1.17% from day before closing price of $135.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1487037 shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ENTG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 43.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 116.23. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.67 and its Current Ratio is at 3.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.36.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wolfe Research on March 01, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $160.
On February 20, 2024, Mizuho Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $140.
Craig Hallum Upgraded its Hold to Buy on February 15, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $150.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 08 ’24 when LEDERER JAMES P sold 1,500 shares for $146.21 per share. The transaction valued at 219,315 led to the insider holds 17,902 shares of the business.
GENTILCORE JAMES sold 2,567 shares of ENTG for $372,292 on Mar 07 ’24. The Director now owns 13,967 shares after completing the transaction at $145.03 per share. On Feb 21 ’24, another insider, Sauer Michael, who serves as the VP, Controller & CAO of the company, sold 1,897 shares for $132.54 each. As a result, the insider received 251,428 and left with 1,779 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ENTG now has a Market Capitalization of 20.31B and an Enterprise Value of 24.50B. As of this moment, Entegris’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 112.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 13.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.95 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.09.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ENTG has reached a high of $146.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $69.37. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 127.36, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 108.38.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ENTG traded on average about 1.41M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1.66M shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 150.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 149.48M. Insiders hold about 0.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.83% stake in the company. Shares short for ENTG as of Feb 29, 2024 were 4.78M with a Short Ratio of 3.40, compared to 5.66M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3.18% and a Short% of Float of 3.57%.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for ENTG is 0.40, which was 0.40 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.30%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 0.30%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.44. The current Payout Ratio is 33.42% for ENTG, which recently paid a dividend on Feb 21, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Jan 30, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Mar 31, 2000 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 10 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.62 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.64 and a low estimate of $0.6, while EPS last year was $0.65. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.74, with high estimates of $0.8 and low estimates of $0.69.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.57 and $3.18 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.32. EPS for the following year is $4.55, with 10 analysts recommending between $5.21 and $4.05.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $767.8M. It ranges from a high estimate of $770.98M to a low estimate of $765M. As of the current estimate, Entegris Inc’s year-ago sales were $922.4M, an estimated decrease of -16.80% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $823.07M, a decrease of -8.60% over than the figure of -$16.80% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $868M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $790M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ENTG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.54B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.33B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.44B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.52B, down -2.50% from the average estimate. Based on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.9B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.03B and the low estimate is $3.75B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 13.50% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
