Maxi Investments CY Ltd Makes New Investment in MKS Inc. $MKSI

Maxi Investments CY Ltd bought a new stake in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,957 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $870,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of MKSI. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in MKS during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of MKS by 560.0% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of MKS by 616.7% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 172 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of MKS during the second quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Clearstead Trust LLC bought a new position in shares of MKS in the second quarter worth about $36,000. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

MKS Stock Performance

Shares of MKSI stock opened at $279.11 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $18.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.52, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.98. The company’s 50 day moving average is $341.95 and its 200 day moving average is $294.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. MKS Inc. has a 52-week low of $97.50 and a 52-week high of $447.62.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 EPS 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 net margin of 10.15% and a return on equity of 24.72%. MKS’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.77 earnings per share. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that MKS Inc. will post 12.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MKS Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Gerald G. Colella sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s 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 owned 20,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,673,667.80. This trade represents a 49.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP John Edward Williams sold 457 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.31, for a total value of $131,757.67. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,181,494.38. The trade was a 10.03% 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 sold a total of 37,491 shares of company stock worth $12,102,072 over the last ninety days. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on MKSI shares. Bank of America boosted 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. Citigroup boosted their price target on MKS from $425.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen raised MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $265.00 target price on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $385.00.

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.