What Happened?
Shares of semiconductor materials supplier Entegris (NASDAQ: ENTG) jumped 3.9% in the afternoon session after investors re-evaluated the company's latest earnings report, focusing on strong profit margin growth over weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter guidance. The move marked a reversal from the previous trading session when the stock fell after the company released its third-quarter results. While its Q3 earnings met expectations, the revenue and profit forecast for the upcoming fourth quarter fell short of analysts' estimates. However, sentiment shifted as the market digested the report's positive details. Entegris reported a net profit margin of 9.2%, a significant improvement from 5.7% in the prior year. The company also projected annual earnings growth of over 23%, suggesting a stronger operational outlook that ultimately overshadowed the muted short-term guidance.
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What Is The Market Telling Us
Entegris’s shares are extremely volatile and have had 33 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 1 day ago when the stock dropped 9% on the news that the company's fourth-quarter guidance fell short of expectations. Following its third-quarter results, Entegris announced that it expected adjusted earnings for the fourth quarter to be $0.66 per share at the midpoint, below the $0.76 analysts anticipated. The company also projected revenue of $810 million at the midpoint, which was also below the consensus estimate of $826.9 million. This weaker-than-expected financial outlook appeared to trigger the negative investor reaction and subsequent sell-off in the stock.
Entegris is down 4.7% since the beginning of the year, and at $92.66 per share, it is trading 16.2% below its 52-week high of $110.51 from December 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Entegris’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,203.
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