MKS Inc. $MKSI Position Reduced by Handelsbanken Fonder AB

Handelsbanken Fonder AB trimmed its position in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 14.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 164,490 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 28,010 shares during the quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB owned approximately 0.24% of MKS worth $73,165,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in MKSI. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of MKS by 47.5% in the 2nd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 87 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. boosted its stake in MKS by 19.5% in the 2nd quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 3,857 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,716,000 after purchasing an additional 629 shares during the period. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in MKS during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC grew its position in MKS by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC now owns 23,048 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $10,252,000 after purchasing an additional 621 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trust Point Inc. acquired a new stake in MKS during the 2nd quarter valued at $427,000. 99.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

MKS Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MKSI opened at $292.35 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.72. MKS Inc. has a one year low of $97.30 and a one year high of $447.62. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $347.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $290.28. The company has a market capitalization of $19.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.98.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.91 by $0.39. The company had revenue of $1.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. MKS had a return on equity of 24.72% and a net margin of 10.15%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 28.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.77 EPS. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. Analysts anticipate that MKS Inc. will post 12.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 25th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 25th. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.95%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MKSI has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, May 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “sell” rating and set a $265.00 price target on shares of MKS in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on MKS from $365.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $360.00 price objective on MKS in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on MKS from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, MKS has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $385.00.

Insider Activity

In other MKS news, CFO Ramakumar Mayampurath sold 8,810 shares of MKS stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total value of $2,779,378.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 1 shares in the company, valued at $315.48. The trade was a 99.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 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 business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total transaction of $3,154,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 144,696 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $45,648,694.08. This represents a 6.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 50,051 shares of company stock valued at $16,184,527. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.