Divisar Capital Management LLC Has $7.67 Million Stock Holdings in MKS Inc. $MKSI

Divisar Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 19.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 62,000 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,000 shares during the quarter. MKS comprises approximately 2.1% of Divisar Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Divisar Capital Management LLC’s holdings in MKS were worth $7,674,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. bought a new stake in MKS in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of MKS by 74.5% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 260 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of MKS in the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new stake in shares of MKS in the 3rd quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of MKS in the 3rd quarter valued at $65,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

MKS Stock Down 0.0%

MKSI stock opened at $213.45 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 2.71 and a quick ratio of 1.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.93. MKS Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $54.84 and a fifty-two week high of $269.91. The business has a 50-day moving average of $226.63 and a 200-day moving average of $170.67.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.51 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.02 billion. MKS had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 20.85%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.15 EPS. MKS has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.720-2.280 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 23rd were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from MKS’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 23rd. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is 22.88%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. TD Cowen lifted their target price on MKS from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on MKS from $265.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of MKS from $185.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on shares of MKS from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $273.46.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $239.44, for a total transaction of $71,832.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,663 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,468,668.72. This represents a 1.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Eric Robert Taranto sold 4,568 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.52, for a total transaction of $1,007,335.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 15,445 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,405,931.40. This trade represents a 22.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 68,503 shares of company stock valued at $17,288,099 over the last 90 days. 0.51% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.