MKS Inc. $MKSI Position Increased by Quantinno Capital Management LP

Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 12.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 259,749 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,850 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in MKS were worth $59,693,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in MKS in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of MKS by 560.0% during 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 during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of MKS by 616.7% during 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 during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in shares of MKS in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its stake in shares of MKS by 55.2% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 256 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total value 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 approximately $45,648,694.08. This represents a 6.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP David Philip Henry sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $330.50, for a total transaction of $826,250.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,341 shares in the company, valued at $5,400,700.50. This trade represents a 13.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 53,949 shares of company stock valued at $17,446,108 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

MKS Stock Performance

Shares of MKSI opened at $285.31 on Wednesday. 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 Inc. has a one year low of $88.49 and a one year high of $447.62. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $351.54 and its 200 day moving average price is $283.79. The company has a market capitalization of $19.27 billion, a PE ratio of 59.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.93.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion. MKS had a return on equity of 21.49% and a net margin of 8.06%.The firm’s revenue was up 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.71 earnings per share. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that MKS Inc. will post 11.77 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. MKS’s payout ratio is 20.92%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of MKS from $380.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MKS in a report on Friday, July 17th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of MKS from $355.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on MKS from $305.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on MKS from $400.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $385.00.

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.