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Entegris — 21st of 86 chip stocks over one month, just above its 200-day average
The Closelooknet read
Entegris (NASDAQ: ENTG) ranks 21st of the 86 stocks in our chip section over the past month, with a one-month move of -7.7%. Our money-flow reading (a gauge of net buying pressure) stands at 40.5: still positive but slowing, down 4.7 points over five sessions and 9.2 over 21. On Monday 26 October the stock closed at $140.22, back above the average close of the last 200 sessions at $137.16, yet still under its 50-day average of $145.89. We watch whether it holds above $137.16 over the coming sessions, or slips back under it.
The composite score is 52 of 100, so the picture is mixed rather than strong.
Where Entegris stands among chip stocks
Entegris's one-month move of -7.7% places it 21st of 86 in our chip section. The listed materials peers across venues fell further over the same month, except one: Shin-Etsu Chemical (4063.T, Tokyo) moved -2.0%. Resonac (4004.T) fell 16.7%, Sumco (3436.T) 27.3%, Murata Manufacturing (6981.T) 20.7%, Soitec (SOI.PA, Paris) 18.0%, Siltronic (WAF.DE, Frankfurt) 19.5% and GlobalWafers (6488.TW, Taipei) 11.3%.
Entegris is 23.8% below its 52-week closing high of $184.00 from 22 June. Its peers sit between 25.9% and 57.3% below their own highs.
Our money-flow and quality readings
Our money-flow reading of 40.5 is labelled neutral on our heat scale and still positive but slowing. The composite score is 52 of 100. Cash quality (73), momentum (60), quality (59), balance sheet (56) and growth (52) sit at or above that level. Capital allocation (34) and valuation (27) fall below the composite.
The Piotroski score, a check of financial health, is 6 of 9.
Price trend
Entegris rose 4.2% on Monday and gapped open 1.3% higher. It is up 66.4% so far this year and 54.5% over twelve months, and up 18.7% over three months. Over five sessions it is down 3.0%. The 50-day average stands at $145.89, so the stock trades 3.9% below it and 2.2% above its 200-day average. Its typical daily swing is about 4.5%.
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