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

Shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation, eleven have given a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $380.00.

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on MKSI. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of MKS from $380.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $380.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a research report on Friday, May 8th. KeyCorp raised their target price on MKS from $360.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on MKS from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on MKS from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th.

MKS Price Performance

NASDAQ MKSI opened at $368.58 on Monday. MKS has a 52 week low of $88.49 and a 52 week high of $447.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $344.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $269.69. The firm has a market cap of $24.89 billion, a PE ratio of 77.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.93.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.30. MKS had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 21.49%. The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.71 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that MKS will post 11.77 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at MKS

In related news, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of MKS stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 144,696 shares in the company, valued at approximately $45,648,694.08. This trade represents a 6.46% decrease in their position. 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, CAO Michelle M. Mccarthy sold 2,434 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.23, for a total value of $767,269.82. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 2 shares in the company, valued at approximately $630.46. The trade was a 99.92% 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. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 53,949 shares of company stock valued at $17,446,108. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MKS

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new position in MKS during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its stake in MKS by 560.0% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position 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 worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MKS during the second quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in shares of MKS in the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.79% 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.