MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Director Elizabeth Mora Sells 300 Shares

MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.96, for a total value of $75,288.00. Following the sale, the director owned 18,845 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,729,341.20. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

MKS Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MKSI opened at $251.38 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $17.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 1.98. The company’s fifty day moving average is $321.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $295.81. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. MKS Inc. has a 12-month low of $98.59 and a 12-month high of $447.62.

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

MKS Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MKS

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in MKS during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in MKS in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Clearstead Trust LLC bought a new stake in MKS in the second quarter worth approximately $36,000. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of MKS during the 2nd quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of MKS by 47.5% during the 2nd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 87 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on MKSI shares. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of MKS from $425.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of MKS from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of MKS in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $360.00 target price on shares of MKS in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $600.00 price target on shares of MKS in a report on Monday, August 3rd. One investment 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, MKS currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $382.86.

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.