MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the thirteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $189.1818.

A number of brokerages have recently commented on MKSI. Wall Street Zen downgraded MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 3rd. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of MKS from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MKS in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 price objective on shares of MKS and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Mizuho set a $215.00 price target on MKS in a report on Friday, January 9th.

MKS Stock Down 0.6%

MKS stock opened at $203.99 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.92. The company has a current ratio of 2.86, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64. MKS has a twelve month low of $54.84 and a twelve month high of $211.08. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $162.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $132.75.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last released its earnings results 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 return on equity of 20.80% and a net margin of 7.25%.The firm had revenue of $988.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $963.87 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.72 earnings per share. MKS’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that MKS will post 6.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th were issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.36%.

Insider Buying and Selling at MKS

In other news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.81, for a total value of $47,643.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,011,514.03. This represents a 1.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MKS

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of MKS in the 4th quarter valued at $204,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in MKS by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,227 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $675,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in MKS in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of MKS in the fourth quarter valued at about $230,000. Finally, Norden Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MKS during the fourth quarter worth about $217,000. 99.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.