3,029 Shares in MKS Inc. $MKSI Acquired by Tectonic Advisors LLC

Tectonic Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 3,029 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $375,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MKSI. Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new position in shares of MKS during the 2nd quarter worth $39,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC purchased a new stake in shares of MKS in the 3rd quarter worth $49,000. Steph & Co. purchased a new stake in shares of MKS in the 2nd quarter worth $42,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new position in MKS in the 2nd quarter worth $46,000. Finally, Optimum Investment Advisors lifted its position in MKS by 25.0% during the second quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 625 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. 99.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at MKS

In other MKS news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.81, for a total transaction of $47,643.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,011,514.03. This represents a 1.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on MKS from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on MKS from $136.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of MKS from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 target price on shares of MKS and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of MKS from $92.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, MKS presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $171.10.

MKS Stock Up 5.4%

NASDAQ MKSI opened at $168.36 on Friday. MKS Inc. has a 12 month low of $54.84 and a 12 month high of $170.37. The company has a current ratio of 2.86, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64. The stock has a market cap of $11.31 billion, a PE ratio of 40.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.92. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $154.00 and its 200 day moving average is $126.10.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.13. MKS had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 20.80%. The business had revenue of $988.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $963.87 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.72 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. Research analysts predict that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. MKS’s payout ratio is presently 21.36%.

About MKS

MKS Instruments, Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI) designs, manufactures and markets technology solutions that enable advanced processes in a variety of high‐technology and industrial markets. The company’s core offerings include vacuum and gas delivery systems, pressure and flow measurement instruments, optical metrology tools, photonics subsystems and critical components for manufacturing processes. These products support the precise control and monitoring needs of semiconductor, industrial manufacturing, life and health sciences, and research applications.

The company’s product portfolio features mass flow controllers, pressure transducers, vacuum gauges, gas purity monitors, laser-based metrology systems and photonic devices such as lasers and detectors.