Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for MKS (MKSI)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for MKS (NASDAQ: MKSI):

• 7/8/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Mizuho from $400.00 to $415.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $374.00 to $442.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – MKS is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $453.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – MKS is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $453.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $400.00 to $600.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $360.00 to $475.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/23/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $380.00 to $500.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/27/2026 – MKS was given a new $400.00 price target by Mizuho.
• 5/23/2026 – MKS was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 5/18/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $354.00 to $374.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 3rd. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.92%.

Insider Buying and Selling at MKS

In related news, EVP David Philip Henry sold 2,500 shares of MKS 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 16,341 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,400,700.50. This trade represents a 13.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Gerald G. Colella sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $333.40, for a total transaction of $6,668,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 20,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,673,667.80. The trade was a 49.98% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 53,949 shares of company stock valued at $17,446,108. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.