MKS (MKSI) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for MKS (NASDAQ: MKSI):

• 8/8/2026 – MKS was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 8/7/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $425.00 to $430.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/7/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $365.00 to $380.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/7/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $300.00 to $325.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2026 – MKS was given a new $360.00 price target by Mizuho.
• 8/6/2026 – MKS had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $360.00 to $390.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/3/2026 – MKS had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $600.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/31/2026 – MKS was given a new $360.00 price target by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft.
• 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 company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 25th. MKS’s payout ratio is currently 15.95%.

Insider Transactions at MKS

In other MKS news, Director Joseph B. Donahue sold 2,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.95, for a total value of $688,695.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 10,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,290,322.35. This represents a 17.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Michelle M. Mccarthy sold 2,434 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.23, for a total transaction of $767,269.82. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 2 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $630.46. This represents a 99.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 50,051 shares of company stock valued at $16,184,527 in the last quarter. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.