WINTON GROUP Ltd Has $2.76 Million Holdings in MKS Inc. $MKSI

WINTON GROUP Ltd increased its stake in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 287.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,203 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,603 shares during the quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in MKS were worth $2,759,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in shares of MKS by 44,581.4% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 34,732,653 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $15,449,084,000 after purchasing an additional 34,654,919 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in MKS in the fourth quarter worth approximately $147,453,000. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP acquired a new stake in MKS in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $95,880,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of MKS during the second quarter valued at approximately $231,673,000. Finally, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP raised its position in shares of MKS by 159.7% during the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 516,409 shares during the period. 99.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on MKSI. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of MKS from $360.00 to $330.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of MKS from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on MKS from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on MKS from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on MKS from $374.00 to $442.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, MKS has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $382.86.

Insider Buying and Selling at MKS

In other MKS news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.96, for a total transaction of $75,288.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 18,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,729,341.20. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale 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, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,703,699.76. This represents a 6.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 ninety days, insiders sold 10,757 shares of company stock valued at $3,227,146. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

MKS Stock Performance

Shares of MKSI opened at $267.31 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $18.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.63, a PEG ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.98. MKS Inc. has a 12 month low of $114.36 and a 12 month high of $447.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $302.06 and a 200 day moving average of $295.77.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.91 by $0.39. MKS had a net margin of 10.15% and a return on equity of 24.72%. The company had revenue of $1.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.77 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.3% on a year-over-year basis. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that MKS Inc. will post 13.07 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 25th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 25th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.95%.

About MKS

MKS Instruments, Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI) provides instruments, systems and process-control solutions used by manufacturers and research organizations. Its technologies help measure and control pressure, flow, vacuum, gas composition, temperature and other conditions involved in advanced manufacturing and laboratory processes.

The company offers vacuum components and systems, gas and vapor delivery equipment, pressure and flow controllers, process-monitoring instruments, analytical solutions, RF and microwave power systems, plasma-generation technologies, and materials-processing equipment.