MKS Inc. $MKSI Position Trimmed by Neuberger Berman Group LLC

Neuberger Berman Group LLC lowered its stake in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 2.8% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,888,621 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 55,318 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC’s holdings in MKS were worth $187,653,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. MAI Capital Management raised its stake in shares of MKS by 12.5% during the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 956 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $95,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in MKS by 1.1% in the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 10,964 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,089,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors increased its position in MKS by 25.0% during the second quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 625 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of MKS by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,025 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $499,000 after acquiring an additional 311 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in shares of MKS by 55.8% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 975 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $97,000 after acquiring an additional 349 shares during the last quarter. 99.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Benchmark boosted their target price on shares of MKS from $135.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of MKS from $122.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 20th. Zacks Research downgraded MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on MKS from $92.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $159.64.

MKS Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:MKSI opened at $152.02 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $138.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $112.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 2.99 and a quick ratio of 1.88. MKS Inc. has a 1 year low of $54.84 and a 1 year high of $160.18. The company has a market capitalization of $10.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.00.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $988.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $963.87 million. MKS had a return on equity of 20.65% and a net margin of 7.11%.The firm’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.72 earnings per share. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 24th. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.36%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other MKS news, Director Jacqueline F. Moloney sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.14, for a total transaction of $36,642.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 11,562 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,412,182.68. This represents a 2.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP David Philip Henry sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total transaction of $650,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 15,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,024,230. This represents a 24.31% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 5,600 shares of company stock worth $716,597 in the last three months. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

MKS Company Profile

MKS Instruments, Inc provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments.