On August 18, Entegris fell 6.21% in regular trading, trading at $153.44/share, with turnover of $33.40 million. The semiconductor equipment sector came under broad-based selling pressure, dragging the stock lower as prior gains were unwound.

Within the Semiconductor Equipment sector, peers declined in tandem: Lam Research fell 6.16%, AXT Inc fell 6.56%, Applied Materials fell 5.55%, ASML Holding fell 4.49%, and KLA Corporation fell 3.72%. The sector-wide pullback amplified downside momentum for Entegris.

On the news front, Deutsche Bank had upgraded Entegris to Buy from Hold on August 12, raising its price target to $200 from $152, citing expectations of a new semiconductor capital expenditure upcycle. That upgrade had propelled shares up more than 7% in a single session. With short-term cumulative gains elevated following the upgrade-driven rally, profit-taking pressure intensified as sector sentiment deteriorated, exacerbating the magnitude of the pullback.

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