MKS (MKSI) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

MKS (NASDAQ: MKSI) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 8/25/2026 – MKS had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $360.00 to $330.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/11/2026 – MKS was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 8/8/2026 – MKS was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 8/7/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $425.00 to $430.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/7/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $365.00 to $380.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/7/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $300.00 to $325.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2026 – MKS was given a new $360.00 price target by Mizuho.
• 8/6/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $360.00 to $390.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/3/2026 – MKS had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $600.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/31/2026 – MKS was given a new $360.00 price target by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft.
• 7/24/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $355.00 to $425.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/17/2026 – MKS had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/8/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Mizuho from $400.00 to $415.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $374.00 to $442.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – MKS is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $453.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – MKS is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $453.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $400.00 to $600.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $360.00 to $475.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

MKS Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 25th. MKS’s payout ratio is currently 15.95%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other MKS news, CAO Michelle M. Mccarthy sold 2,434 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 2 shares in the company, valued at $630.46. This represents a 99.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP John Edward Williams sold 457 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.31, for a total value of $131,757.67. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,181,494.38. This represents a 10.03% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 12,891 shares of company stock worth $3,919,127 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

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.