Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. Sells 2,497 Shares of MKS Inc. $MKSI

Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. trimmed its position in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 39.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,813 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,497 shares during the quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in MKS were worth $876,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. USA Financial Formulas bought a new stake in MKS during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of MKS by 560.0% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of MKS by 616.7% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 172 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of MKS during the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its position in shares of MKS by 55.2% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 256 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on MKSI. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of MKS from $360.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on MKS from $380.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $380.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a research note on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on MKS from $305.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on MKS from $290.00 to $355.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $374.07.

MKS Price Performance

MKSI opened at $365.56 on Friday. MKS Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $88.49 and a fifty-two week high of $447.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.48, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.93. The company’s 50-day moving average is $335.39 and its 200 day moving average is $261.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.70.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion. MKS had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 21.49%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.71 EPS. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. Research analysts expect that MKS Inc. will post 11.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.92%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other MKS news, CFO Ramakumar Mayampurath sold 8,810 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total value of $2,779,378.80. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 1 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $315.48. The trade was a 99.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total value of $3,154,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 144,696 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $45,648,694.08. This trade represents a 6.46% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 53,949 shares of company stock valued at $17,446,108 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

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.