Vise Technologies Inc. Acquires Shares of 8,211 MKS Inc. $MKSI

Vise Technologies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 8,211 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,652,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of MKSI. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in MKS during the second quarter worth $33,000. Clearstead Trust LLC purchased a new stake in MKS in the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in MKS in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

MKS Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MKSI opened at $281.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.14. MKS Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $97.50 and a fifty-two week high of $447.62. The stock has a market cap of $19.06 billion, a PE ratio of 44.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.98. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $343.48 and a 200-day moving average of $294.36.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.91 by $0.39. The business had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. MKS had a net margin of 10.15% and a return on equity of 24.72%. MKS’s revenue was up 28.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.77 EPS. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that MKS Inc. will post 12.96 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 25th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 25th. MKS’s payout ratio is presently 15.95%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP David Philip Henry sold 2,500 shares of MKS stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $330.50, for a total transaction of $826,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,341 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,400,700.50. This trade represents a 13.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed 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 business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $302.01, for a total value of $3,020,100.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,703,699.76. The trade was a 6.91% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders sold 37,491 shares of company stock worth $12,102,072. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on MKSI. Wall Street Zen raised shares of MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Mizuho set a $360.00 target price on MKS in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded MKS from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Bank of America upped their target price on MKS from $380.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on MKS in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $453.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, MKS currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $385.00.

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.