2,467 Shares in MKS Inc. $MKSI Purchased by Syon Capital LLC

Syon Capital LLC bought a new stake in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 2,467 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $305,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of MKSI. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of MKS by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,752,097 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $959,477,000 after buying an additional 295,480 shares during the period. Cooke & Bieler LP raised its position in shares of MKS by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 1,321,877 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $163,609,000 after buying an additional 94,692 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in MKS by 2.9% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,258,108 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $125,025,000 after acquiring an additional 35,065 shares during the last quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC grew its position in MKS by 79.3% during the second quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC now owns 991,298 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $98,495,000 after acquiring an additional 438,338 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in MKS by 44.2% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 982,643 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $97,635,000 after acquiring an additional 301,223 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MKSI has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen cut MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of MKS from $135.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of MKS from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of MKS from $210.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of MKS in a research report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $273.46.

Key Stories Impacting MKS

Here are the key news stories impacting MKS this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple brokerages raised targets and maintained buy/overweight ratings (recent targets reported in the $255–$305+ range), supporting upside expectations for growth and helping justify the stock’s premium valuation.
• Positive Sentiment: MKS CEO John T.C. Lee will appear in a fireside chat at Morgan Stanley’s Tech, Media & Telecom Conference on Mar. 2 (webcast available) — a chance for management to update investors on demand trends, margins and product roadmap. Conference Participation
• Positive Sentiment: MKS increased its quarterly dividend to $0.25 (up from $0.22), signaling confidence in cash flow and returning modest capital to shareholders. Dividend Announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional ownership and recent portfolio moves are mixed — some large funds added shares while others trimmed positions; sustained institutional interest can support liquidity but may already be priced in. Institutional Holdings Summary
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling was disclosed for trades executed Feb. 20 — CEO John T.C. Lee sold 30,000 shares (~$7.7M) and several other executives/directors sold additional stakes (total reported ~43k shares, ≈$11M). These sales materially reduced some insiders’ ownership percentages and are pressuring the stock. SEC Form 4 filings are available for review. CEO Form 4

MKS Trading Down 2.1%

NASDAQ MKSI opened at $253.71 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $17.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 2.71 and a quick ratio of 1.71. MKS Inc. has a 12 month low of $54.84 and a 12 month high of $269.91. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $206.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $157.93.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.51 by ($0.04). MKS had a return on equity of 20.85% and a net margin of 7.53%.The company had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.15 EPS. MKS’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. MKS has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.720-2.280 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 23rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. This is a boost from MKS’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP David Philip Henry sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $261.56, for a total value of $523,120.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 18,841 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,928,051.96. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Michelle M. Mccarthy sold 1,466 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $366,500.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 43,595 shares of company stock worth $11,115,193. 0.51% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.