Corient Private Wealth LP Invests $15.51 Million in MKS Inc. $MKSI

Corient Private Wealth LP bought a new position in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 34,868 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,509,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in MKS in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MKS in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new stake in MKS in the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new stake in MKS during the second quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of MKS by 47.5% during the 2nd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 87 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of MKS from $365.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of MKS from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings lowered MKS from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on shares of MKS from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on MKS from $374.00 to $442.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, MKS currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $382.86.

More MKS News

Here are the key news stories impacting MKS this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised multiple earnings estimates. Zacks increased its Q3 2026 EPS forecast to $3.60 from $3.22 and its FY2026 estimate to $12.76 from $11.86. Estimates were also raised for FY2027 to $16.52 from $15.00 and FY2028 to $20.10 from $18.24. Several quarterly forecasts through 2028 were increased as well, signaling stronger expected earnings momentum. Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for MKS
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street price targets imply substantial potential upside. The average analyst target cited by Zacks indicates 49.8% potential appreciation, although the article cautions that price targets are not always reliable. The favorable earnings-revision trend could support the stock if it translates into stronger results. Wall Street Analysts Think MKS Could Surge
• Neutral Sentiment: Mizuho lowered its MKS price target to $330. The target reduction is a negative signal, but the revised target remains well above the level at which the stock recently traded. Mizuho Lowers MKS Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: The CEO sold company shares. CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee reportedly sold 10,000 shares for approximately $3 million. Insider selling can raise concerns about management’s view of near-term valuation or performance, even though it does not necessarily indicate a change in business fundamentals. MKS CEO Sells Shares

Insider Activity at MKS

In other MKS news, CAO Michelle M. Mccarthy sold 2,434 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $630.46. The trade was a 99.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $302.01, for a total value of $3,020,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,703,699.76. This trade represents a 6.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 12,891 shares of company stock valued at $3,919,127. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

MKS Stock Performance

MKSI stock opened at $255.76 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. MKS Inc. has a 1-year low of $97.50 and a 1-year high of $447.62. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $330.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $295.54. The firm has a market cap of $17.29 billion, a PE ratio of 40.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.98.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.91 by $0.39. MKS had a net margin of 10.15% and a return on equity of 24.72%. The business had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.77 earnings per share. MKS’s revenue was up 28.3% on a year-over-year basis. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that MKS Inc. will post 13.07 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 25th. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.95%.

About MKS

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.