XTX Topco Ltd Grows Stock Holdings in MKS Inc. $MKSI

XTX Topco Ltd grew its holdings in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 325.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,497 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 14,909 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd’s holdings in MKS were worth $1,937,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MKSI. DAVENPORT & Co LLC purchased a new position in MKS in the second quarter worth about $214,000. Jump Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of MKS in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,257,000. Equitable Trust Co. boosted its holdings in shares of MKS by 59.2% in the 2nd quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 10,677 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,061,000 after purchasing an additional 3,972 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of MKS by 63.9% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 952 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $95,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of MKS by 8.5% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 30,985 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,484,000 after purchasing an additional 2,437 shares during the last quarter. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other MKS news, Director Jacqueline F. Moloney sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.14, for a total value of $36,642.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 11,562 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,412,182.68. This represents a 2.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.85, for a total value of $29,955.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 19,263 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,923,410.55. This represents a 1.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 5,600 shares of company stock worth $716,597. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup raised their price target on MKS from $122.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 target price on shares of MKS and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of MKS from $135.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of MKS from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on MKS from $92.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, MKS currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $159.64.

MKS Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of MKSI opened at $152.02 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.58, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 2.99 and a quick ratio of 1.88. MKS Inc. has a 1-year low of $54.84 and a 1-year high of $160.18. The company has a 50-day moving average of $138.87 and a 200 day moving average of $112.74.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.13. MKS had a net margin of 7.11% and a return on equity of 20.65%. The business had revenue of $988.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $963.87 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.72 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 EPS for the current year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. MKS’s payout ratio is 21.36%.

About MKS

MKS Instruments, Inc provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments.