Systematic Financial Management LP Purchases 10,946 Shares of MKS Inc. $MKSI

Systematic Financial Management LP lifted its position in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 233,181 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,946 shares during the period. Systematic Financial Management LP owned approximately 0.35% of MKS worth $23,169,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MKSI. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake in MKS by 69.2% during the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 3,627 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 1,484 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of MKS by 9.2% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 25,599 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,052,000 after purchasing an additional 2,160 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of MKS during the first quarter valued at $368,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in MKS by 7.8% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 718,239 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $57,567,000 after buying an additional 51,836 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG raised its position in MKS by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 132,629 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $10,630,000 after buying an additional 1,623 shares during the last quarter. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Jacqueline F. Moloney sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.14, for a total transaction of $36,642.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 11,562 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,412,182.68. This trade represents a 2.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP David Philip Henry sold 5,000 shares of MKS stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total transaction of $650,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 15,571 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,024,230. This represents a 24.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.51% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

MKS Trading Up 3.2%

Shares of MKSI stock opened at $160.97 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 2.99 and a quick ratio of 1.88. The company has a market cap of $10.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.86, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.93. MKS Inc. has a 1 year low of $54.84 and a 1 year high of $162.85. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $140.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $114.44.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.13. MKS had a return on equity of 20.65% and a net margin of 7.11%.The firm had revenue of $988.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $963.87 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.72 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be issued a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 24th. MKS’s payout ratio is 21.36%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MKSI has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of MKS from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of MKS from $92.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 20th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on MKS from $136.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, MKS presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $159.64.

MKS Profile

MKS Instruments, Inc provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments.