Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for MKS (MKSI)

MKS (NASDAQ: MKSI) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 7/24/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $355.00 to $425.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/17/2026 – MKS had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/8/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Mizuho from $400.00 to $415.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $374.00 to $442.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – MKS is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $453.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – MKS is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $453.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $400.00 to $600.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $360.00 to $475.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/23/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $380.00 to $500.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

MKS Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at MKS

In other MKS news, EVP David Philip Henry sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.50, for a total transaction of $826,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,341 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,400,700.50. This trade represents a 13.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed 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, CFO Ramakumar Mayampurath sold 8,810 shares of MKS stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $315.48. This trade represents a 99.99% 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. Insiders have sold 53,949 shares of company stock worth $17,446,108 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

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.