MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Given New $400.00 Price Target at Cantor Fitzgerald

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) had its price target lifted by equities research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $300.00 to $400.00 in a report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “overweight” rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s target price points to a potential upside of 43.52% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on MKSI. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on MKS from $265.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of MKS from $265.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 3rd. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on MKS from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of MKS in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $280.77.

MKS Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MKSI opened at $278.70 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $18.76 billion, a PE ratio of 64.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.90. MKS has a fifty-two week low of $67.35 and a fifty-two week high of $289.49. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $243.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $195.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 2.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.51 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.02 billion. MKS had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 20.85%. The business’s revenue was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.15 earnings per share. MKS has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.720-2.280 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that MKS will post 9.85 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at MKS

In other news, Director Gerald G. Colella sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.97, for a total transaction of $2,539,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 40,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,163,117.49. This represents a 19.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP John Edward Williams sold 2,043 shares of MKS stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $256.41, for a total value of $523,845.63. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,640 shares in the company, valued at $933,332.40. This represents a 35.95% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 68,503 shares of company stock valued at $17,288,099 in the last 90 days. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MKS

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in MKSI. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in MKS by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 50,487 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $11,602,000 after purchasing an additional 2,926 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new stake in shares of MKS in the first quarter valued at $4,481,000. Fairvoy Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of MKS during the first quarter valued at $706,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in MKS by 1.1% during the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,274 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $982,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in MKS by 4.1% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,087 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $480,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

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.