MKS Inc. $MKSI Shares Bought by Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lifted its position in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 43.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,233 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,690 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in MKS were worth $1,514,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. DAVENPORT & Co LLC acquired a new position in shares of MKS in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $214,000. Prudential Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of MKS by 13.1% in the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 58,933 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $5,856,000 after buying an additional 6,846 shares during the last quarter. Equitable Trust Co. raised its holdings in MKS by 59.2% in the second quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 10,677 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,061,000 after acquiring an additional 3,972 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in MKS by 50.2% in the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 8,897 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $884,000 after acquiring an additional 2,974 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Fund Management S.A. bought a new position in MKS during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,681,000. 99.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on MKSI shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of MKS from $175.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on MKS from $92.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on MKS from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on MKS from $210.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Benchmark upped their price target on MKS from $135.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $231.50.

Insider Transactions at MKS

In related news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.81, for a total value of $47,643.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 18,963 shares in the company, valued at $3,011,514.03. This trade represents a 1.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

MKS Stock Performance

Shares of MKSI opened at $235.41 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $178.46 and a 200-day moving average of $140.62. The company has a market cap of $15.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.92. 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 Inc. has a 1 year low of $54.84 and a 1 year high of $246.35.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.13. MKS had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 20.80%. The firm had revenue of $988.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $963.87 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.72 EPS. MKS’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th were issued a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is 21.36%.

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.