MKS Inc. $MKSI Shares Sold by Systematic Financial Management LP

Systematic Financial Management LP lessened its holdings in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 8.6% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 242,063 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 22,678 shares during the quarter. MKS accounts for 1.3% of Systematic Financial Management LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Systematic Financial Management LP’s holdings in MKS were worth $55,629,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in MKSI. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in MKS in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $147,453,000. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP bought a new stake in MKS during the 4th quarter valued at $95,880,000. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP boosted its position in MKS by 159.7% during the 4th quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 839,773 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $134,196,000 after acquiring an additional 516,409 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in MKS by 9,165.9% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 446,248 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $55,232,000 after acquiring an additional 441,432 shares during the period. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of MKS by 63.4% in the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 878,114 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $87,249,000 after purchasing an additional 340,645 shares in the last quarter. 99.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “sell” rating and set a $265.00 price target on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of MKS from $374.00 to $442.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of MKS from $290.00 to $355.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of MKS from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 price target on shares of MKS in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $380.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Gerald G. Colella sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $333.40, for a total value of $6,668,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 20,017 shares in the company, valued at $6,673,667.80. The trade was a 49.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available 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 stock was sold at an average price of $315.23, for a total transaction of $767,269.82. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 2 shares in the company, valued at $630.46. The trade was a 99.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. Insiders sold 53,949 shares of company stock worth $17,446,108 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

MKS Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of MKSI stock opened at $345.30 on Friday. MKS Inc. has a 1 year low of $88.49 and a 1 year high of $447.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.11. The business’s fifty day moving average is $350.79 and its 200-day moving average is $281.06. The stock has a market cap of $23.32 billion, a PE ratio of 72.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.93.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 21.49% and a net margin of 8.06%.The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.05 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.71 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 15.2% on a year-over-year basis. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. Equities analysts expect that MKS Inc. will post 11.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

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