MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Releases Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) issued an update on its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.600-3.200 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.370. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.2 billion-$1.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.1 billion.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on MKSI shares. Mizuho set a $320.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of MKS from $265.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of MKS from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on MKS from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on MKS from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, MKS presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $280.77.

MKS Stock Up 2.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:MKSI traded up $6.12 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $293.77. The stock had a trading volume of 2,295,776 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,403,498. The company has a market cap of $19.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.22, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.98. MKS has a 12 month low of $71.49 and a 12 month high of $298.00. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $247.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $203.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 2.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.30. MKS had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 20.85%. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that MKS will post 9.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 23rd were given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. This is a positive change from MKS’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. MKS’s payout ratio is 22.88%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other MKS news, Director Jacqueline F. Moloney sold 340 shares of MKS stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.77, for a total transaction of $72,681.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,221,711.61. The trade was a 3.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $239.44, for a total transaction of $71,832.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 18,663 shares in the company, valued at $4,468,668.72. The trade was a 1.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 68,503 shares of company stock worth $17,288,099 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MKS

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP acquired a new stake in MKS in the 4th quarter worth about $95,880,000. Millennium Management LLC raised its position in shares of MKS by 9,165.9% in the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 446,248 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $55,232,000 after buying an additional 441,432 shares in the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of MKS by 63.4% in the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 878,114 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $87,249,000 after buying an additional 340,645 shares during the period. Nomura Holdings Inc. increased its stake in MKS by 316.9% during the 3rd quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 426,509 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $52,789,000 after acquiring an additional 324,195 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised 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 acquiring an additional 301,223 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

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.