MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) Receives $381.79 Consensus PT from Brokerages

MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation, twelve have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $385.00.

A number of research firms recently issued reports on MKSI. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on MKS in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $453.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of MKS from $374.00 to $442.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $265.00 target price on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of MKS from $425.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP David Philip Henry sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $330.50, for a total transaction of $826,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 16,341 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,400,700.50. The trade was a 13.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Joseph B. Donahue sold 2,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $327.95, for a total transaction of $688,695.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,033 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,290,322.35. This trade represents a 17.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 50,051 shares of company stock worth $16,184,527. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of MKS

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. First National Bank of Omaha bought a new position in MKS in the second quarter valued at $4,735,000. K2 Principal Fund L.P. purchased a new position in shares of MKS in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,557,000. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of MKS during the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,288,000. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI bought a new stake in MKS in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $546,000. Finally, Focused Alpha LLC purchased a new stake in MKS in the second quarter worth approximately $353,000. 99.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

MKS Price Performance

MKSI opened at $304.99 on Friday. MKS has a 1 year low of $97.30 and a 1 year high of $447.62. The company has a market capitalization of $20.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.64, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.98. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $347.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $289.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.72.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.91 by $0.39. The firm had revenue of $1.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. MKS had a net margin of 10.15% and a return on equity of 24.72%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.77 EPS. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that MKS will post 12.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 25th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.95%.

More MKS News

Here are the key news stories impacting MKS this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raise price targets: Citigroup lifted its target from $425 to $430 and initiated a Buy rating; JPMorgan raised its target from $365 to $380 and maintained an Overweight rating. Needham also increased its target to $390 from $360 and retained a Buy rating. Citigroup analyst action JPMorgan analyst action Needham analyst action
• Positive Sentiment: Q2 earnings beat expectations: MKS reported adjusted earnings of $3.30 per share, above the approximately $2.94 consensus estimate and up from $1.77 a year earlier. Revenue reached $1.25 billion, exceeding forecasts of roughly $1.20 billion and rising 28.3% year over year. Management’s third-quarter guidance also supports an upbeat near-term view. MKS Q2 earnings beat estimates
• Positive Sentiment: AI demand improves visibility: MKS is ramping semiconductor and advanced-packaging capacity to meet AI-related demand, potentially supporting growth visibility into 2027 and strengthening the long-term investment case. MKSI Q2 earnings call highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerages collectively assign MKS a “Moderate Buy” recommendation, while Wells Fargo raised its target from $300 to $325 but retained an Equal Weight rating, indicating a more measured view. MKS consensus recommendation Wells Fargo analyst action
• Negative Sentiment: The AI-related capacity expansion is creating near-term margin pressure, a risk that could limit immediate earnings leverage even as demand prospects improve.

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.