7,897 Shares in MKS Inc. $MKSI Purchased by Sanctuary Advisors LLC

Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 7,897 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,512,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MKSI. Wealth High Governance Capital Ltda acquired a new position in MKS in the 2nd quarter valued at about $12,276,000. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of MKS during the second quarter worth about $695,000. Globeflex Capital L P purchased a new position in shares of MKS in the second quarter valued at approximately $13,006,000. Commerce Bank purchased a new position in shares of MKS in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,768,000. Finally, Pinnbrook Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of MKS in the second quarter valued at approximately $5,649,000. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

MKS Trading Up 0.5%

NASDAQ MKSI opened at $270.48 on Wednesday. MKS Inc. has a 52 week low of $97.50 and a 52 week high of $447.62. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $337.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $295.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.29 billion, a PE ratio of 43.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.98.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 last year, the business earned $1.77 EPS. The company’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, research analysts expect that MKS Inc. will post 12.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of MKS from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of MKS from $360.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Wall Street Zen raised MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on MKS in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $453.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, MKS has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $382.86.

Insider Buying and Selling at MKS

In other news, EVP John Edward Williams sold 457 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.31, for a total transaction of $131,757.67. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,181,494.38. This represents a 10.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 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 dated Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.01, for a total value of $3,020,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,776 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,703,699.76. The trade was a 6.91% 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. Insiders have sold a total of 12,891 shares of company stock worth $3,919,127 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.57% 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.