4,761 Shares in MKS Inc. $MKSI Acquired by Quantum Portfolio Management LLC

Quantum Portfolio Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 4,761 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $589,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MKSI. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System boosted its stake in MKS by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 3,348 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $414,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC increased its stake in MKS by 57.1% during the third quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 3,550 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $439,000 after acquiring an additional 1,291 shares during the period. Polaris Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of MKS by 11.0% in the 3rd quarter. Polaris Capital Management LLC now owns 401,300 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $49,669,000 after buying an additional 39,900 shares in the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP bought a new position in MKS in the 3rd quarter valued at $287,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in MKS by 2.9% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 17,736 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,195,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the period. 99.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other MKS news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of MKS stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.81, for a total value of $47,643.00. Following the sale, the director owned 18,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,011,514.03. The trade was a 1.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

MKS Stock Down 0.6%

MKSI stock opened at $203.99 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $163.78 and a 200-day moving average price of $133.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 2.86 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.92. MKS Inc. has a 1-year low of $54.84 and a 1-year high of $211.08.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.13. MKS had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 20.80%. The business had revenue of $988.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $963.87 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.72 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th were given a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.36%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on MKSI shares. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of MKS from $92.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MKS in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 3rd. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $151.00 price target on shares of MKS in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of MKS in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Nine 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. According to MarketBeat.com, MKS presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $189.18.

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.