MKS Inc. $MKSI Shares Sold by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Hsbc Holdings PLC decreased its position in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 74.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,398 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 6,992 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in MKS were worth $551,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in MKSI. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in MKS by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,254,049 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $200,438,000 after purchasing an additional 5,551 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in MKS by 44.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 982,643 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $97,635,000 after purchasing an additional 301,223 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in MKS in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $147,453,000. Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its position in MKS by 63.4% during the 2nd 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 during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in MKS by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 870,654 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $139,131,000 after purchasing an additional 24,349 shares during the period. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

MKS Price Performance

MKSI stock opened at $297.45 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $349.60 and a 200-day moving average of $285.18. MKS Inc. has a 12-month low of $88.49 and a 12-month high of $447.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The company has a market cap of $20.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.23, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.93.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.05 billion. MKS had a return on equity of 21.49% and a net margin of 8.06%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.71 EPS. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that MKS Inc. will post 11.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 3rd. MKS’s payout ratio is presently 20.92%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MKSI has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on MKS from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on MKS in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $453.00 price objective on the stock. Citigroup increased their price objective on MKS from $355.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. KeyCorp raised their target price on MKS from $360.00 to $475.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $360.00 target price on shares of MKS in a research report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $383.57.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Michelle M. Mccarthy sold 2,434 shares of MKS stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 2 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $630.46. The trade was a 99.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Gerald G. Colella sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $333.40, for a total transaction of $6,668,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 20,017 shares in the company, valued at $6,673,667.80. This represents a 49.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 53,949 shares of company stock valued at $17,446,108 in the last three months. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About MKS

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.