Bank of America Issues Positive Forecast for MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Stock Price

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) had its price objective lifted by research analysts at Bank of America from $380.00 to $500.00 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock. Bank of America‘s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 18.89% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on MKSI. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 price target on shares of MKS in a research report on Friday, May 8th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of MKS from $290.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and set a $265.00 target price on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MKS in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $343.77.

MKS Stock Performance

MKSI opened at $420.56 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $28.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.99. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $313.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $247.68. MKS has a 1 year low of $88.49 and a 1 year high of $421.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.70.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. MKS had a return on equity of 21.49% and a net margin of 8.06%.MKS’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.71 earnings per share. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. Equities analysts expect that MKS will post 11.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at MKS

In other news, Director Joseph B. Donahue sold 2,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.95, for a total transaction of $688,695.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 10,033 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,290,322.35. This trade represents a 17.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Gerald G. Colella sold 20,000 shares of MKS stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $333.40, for a total transaction of $6,668,000.00. Following the sale, 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. Insiders have sold a total of 53,949 shares of company stock worth $17,446,108 in the last quarter. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MKS

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in MKSI. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new stake in MKS during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its holdings in MKS by 560.0% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in MKS by 616.7% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 172 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in MKS during the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its position in MKS by 55.2% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 256 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

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.