California Public Employees Retirement System Has $28.33 Million Holdings in MKS Inc. $MKSI

California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 7.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 123,288 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 8,904 shares during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System’s holdings in MKS were worth $28,333,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. USA Financial Formulas bought a new position in shares of MKS during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its position in 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 period. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in 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 period. Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in shares of MKS in the third quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of MKS by 55.2% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 256 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. 99.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

MKS Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MKSI opened at $345.44 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 fifty-two week low of $88.49 and a fifty-two week high of $447.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.33 billion, a PE ratio of 72.27, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.93. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $349.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $278.51.

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

MKS Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 3rd. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.92%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MKSI has been the subject of a number of research reports. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of MKS from $360.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of MKS from $380.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of MKS from $374.00 to $442.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of MKS from $400.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and set a $265.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $380.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Kathleen Flaherty Burke sold 4,355 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.94, for a total transaction of $1,393,338.70. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 49,439 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,817,513.66. This trade represents a 8.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, 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 transaction of $2,779,378.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1 shares in the company, valued at $315.48. This trade represents a 99.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 53,949 shares of company stock worth $17,446,108. 0.57% of the stock is 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.