Entegris Inc (NASDAQ: ENTG) closed the day trading at $135.28 down -3.65% from the previous closing price of $140.41. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1750474 shares were traded. ENTG stock price reached its highest trading level at $143.82 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $134.67.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ENTG, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 44.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 117.80. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 20.36B and an Enterprise Value of 24.55B. As of this moment, Entegris’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 113.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 13.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.97 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.15.
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 132.51, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 109.90.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ENTG traded about 1.41M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ENTG traded about 1.12M shares per day. 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 103.85% stake in the company. Shares short for ENTG as of Mar 15, 2024 were 4.33M with a Short Ratio of 3.07, compared to 5.09M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.87% and a Short% of Float of 2.88%.
Dividends & Splits
ENTG’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.40, up from 0.40 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.28%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 0.28%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.43. 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
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 10 analysts. 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
5 analysts predict $767.8M in revenue for the current quarter. 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 11 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 -2.40% from the average estimate. Based on 11 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.
