MKS (MKSI) to Release Earnings on Tuesday

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) is expected to post its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Tuesday, February 17th. Analysts expect MKS to post earnings of $2.25 per share and revenue of $1.0154 billion for the quarter. Individuals may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

MKS Trading Up 3.1%

Shares of MKSI stock opened at $250.60 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $188.18 and a 200 day moving average of $146.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 2.86 and a quick ratio of 1.81. MKS has a 1-year low of $54.84 and a 1-year high of $251.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.83 billion, a PE ratio of 60.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.94.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 target price on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Zacks Research raised shares of MKS from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on shares of MKS from $200.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of MKS from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of MKS from $180.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $231.50.

Insider Activity at MKS

In other news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of MKS 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 sale, the director owned 18,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,011,514.03. The trade was a 1.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MKS

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MKSI. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its position in MKS by 560.0% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in shares of MKS in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Hancock Whitney Corp purchased a new position in shares of MKS in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $658,000. Woodline Partners LP lifted its stake in shares of MKS by 15.9% in the 3rd quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 4,713 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $583,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares during the period. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of MKS by 1.2% during the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 24,279 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,005,000 after purchasing an additional 293 shares in the last quarter. 99.79% of the stock is owned by 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.