Entegris CFO LaGorga to Step Down by February 2026, Sales Guidance of $790M-$830M
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jan 20 2026
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Source: Benzinga
- Executive Transition: Entegris CFO Linda LaGorga will step down by February 28, 2026, with Mike Sauer taking over as Interim CFO on March 1, 2026, ensuring continuity in financial operations and indicating stability during executive changes.
- Performance Outlook: The company confirmed its fourth-quarter 2025 sales guidance of $790 million to $830 million, slightly below the market expectation of $812 million, reflecting cautious sentiment regarding future growth.
- Financial Metrics: Adjusted earnings per share are projected to be between 62 cents and 69 cents, broadly in line with the consensus estimate of 67 cents, indicating stable profitability amid current economic conditions.
- Stock Movement: Entegris shares fell 1.30% to $115.82 at the time of publication, approaching the 52-week high of $119.61, demonstrating market sensitivity to executive changes.
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Analyst Views on ENTG
Wall Street analysts forecast ENTG stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ENTG is 98.29 USD with a low forecast of 75.00 USD and a high forecast of 115.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
7 Analyst Rating
5 Buy
1 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 120.650
Low
75.00
Averages
98.29
High
115.00
Current: 120.650
Low
75.00
Averages
98.29
High
115.00
About ENTG
Entegris, Inc. is a supplier of critical advanced materials and process solutions for semiconductors and other high-technology industries. Its segments include Materials Solutions (MS) and Advanced Purity Solutions (APS). The MS segment provides materials-based solutions, such as chemical vapor and atomic layer deposition materials, chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries and pads, ion implantation specialty gases, formulated etch and clean materials, and other specialty materials. The APS segment offers filtration, purification and contamination-control solutions that improve customers’ yield and device reliability by ensuring the purity of critical liquid chemistries and gases and the cleanliness of wafers and other substrates used throughout semiconductor manufacturing processes, the semiconductor ecosystem and other high-technology industries. It has manufacturing, customer service and/or research facilities in the United States, Canada, China, Germany and others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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