Mizuho Markets Cayman LP Buys New Position in MKS Inc. $MKSI

Mizuho Markets Cayman LP bought a new stake in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 175,000 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,965,000. MKS makes up 1.4% of Mizuho Markets Cayman LP’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Pinnbrook Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of MKS in the 4th quarter valued at $8,837,000. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of MKS in the 4th quarter valued at $246,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of MKS by 560.0% in 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 purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. Mach 1 Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of MKS in the 4th quarter valued at $227,000. Finally, Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new position in shares of MKS in the 4th quarter valued at $113,000. 99.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at MKS

In related news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $239.44, for a total value of $71,832.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 18,663 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,468,668.72. This represents a 1.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kathleen Flaherty Burke sold 4,355 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $319.94, for a total value of $1,393,338.70. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 49,439 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,817,513.66. This represents a 8.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 23,313 shares of company stock worth $6,253,264. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

MKS Stock Up 2.4%

Shares of MKS stock opened at $320.62 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $266.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $218.17. The company has a market cap of $21.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.98. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. MKS Inc. has a 1 year low of $80.22 and a 1 year high of $326.83.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion. MKS had a return on equity of 21.49% and a net margin of 8.06%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.71 EPS. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that MKS Inc. will post 11.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MKS Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MKSI has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Mizuho set a $320.00 price target on MKS in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on MKS from $305.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on MKS from $354.00 to $374.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of MKS in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, MKS has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $318.77.

MKS 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.