MKS Inc. $MKSI Shares Acquired by Intech Investment Management LLC

Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 50.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 6,717 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 2,240 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in MKS were worth $1,073,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in shares of MKS during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of MKS by 560.0% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of MKS by 616.7% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 172 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of MKS by 74.5% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 260 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in shares of MKS during the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MKS in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $380.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a report on Friday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of MKS from $354.00 to $374.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of MKS from $290.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, MKS presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $324.92.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Ramakumar Mayampurath sold 8,810 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total value of $2,779,378.80. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 1 shares in the company, valued at approximately $315.48. This represents a 99.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP David Philip Henry sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were 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. 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. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 51,855 shares of company stock worth $16,751,520. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

MKS Stock Performance

Shares of MKS stock opened at $301.65 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $20.37 billion, a PE ratio of 63.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.99. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $285.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $230.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.11. MKS Inc. has a 1 year low of $88.46 and a 1 year high of $341.81.

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

MKS Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is 20.92%.

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.