MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Sets New 52-Week High After Earnings Beat

MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday following a better than expected earnings announcement. The company traded as high as $267.78 and last traded at $267.6750, with a volume of 1647640 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $260.74.

The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.51 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.02 billion. MKS had a return on equity of 21.30% and a net margin of 7.53%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.15 earnings per share. MKS has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.720-2.280 EPS.

MKS Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 23rd will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 23rd. This is an increase from MKS’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.36%.

More MKS News

Here are the key news stories impacting MKS this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MKS delivered revenue growth (Q4 revenue ~ $1.03B, up ~10.5% YoY) and beat some expectations on top‑line momentum; long‑term demand drivers in semicap and scientific markets remain intact. MKS Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management completed a refinancing that improves the debt profile and raised the dividend — a shareholder‑friendly move that supports income investors and reduces financing risk. MKS Refinancing Reshapes Debt Profile While Raising Dividend For Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: The earnings‑call transcript provides management context on the quarter and guidance; useful for assessing whether near‑term margin and tariff comments are transitory or structural. MKS Inc. (MKSI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street still skewed positive: multiple recent buy/overweight ratings and a median price target near $230 provide analyst support, though targets vary widely. MKSI price targets & analyst notes
• Negative Sentiment: EPS missed consensus by about $0.04 (non‑GAAP EPS $2.47 vs. ~$2.51 expected) and Q1 EPS guidance (1.72–2.28) centers below the consensus midpoint, prompting near‑term valuation re‑rating. MKS Earnings Miss Estimates in Q4, Revenues Increase Y/Y
• Negative Sentiment: Management flagged tariff uncertainty and guided gross margin around ~46% (±1%), creating downside risk to profits if tariffs or retaliation intensify. Tariff caveats and guidance details
• Negative Sentiment: Operating cash flow declined (~19% YoY) and some recent insider selling/institutional rebalancing increase near‑term selling pressure after the stock hit all‑time highs. MKSI Stock Falls on Q4 2025 Earnings

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on MKSI. Benchmark raised their price objective on shares of MKS from $135.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MKS in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of MKS from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Citigroup upped their price objective on MKS from $122.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $310.00 target price on shares of MKS in a research note on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $236.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MKS

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Covestor Ltd increased its stake in MKS by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 390 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of MKS by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 530 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its stake in MKS by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 4,335 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $693,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in MKS by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 898 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC boosted its position in MKS by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 15,028 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,401,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

MKS Price Performance

The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $201.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $154.11. The company has a market cap of $16.82 billion, a PE ratio of 57.29, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 2.86.

MKS Company Profile

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.