Pinnbrook Capital Management LP Buys New Position in MKS Inc. $MKSI

Pinnbrook Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 12,700 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,649,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MKSI. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of MKS by 47.5% during the 2nd quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 87 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of MKS by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,274 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $982,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd lifted its stake in MKS by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 390 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its stake in MKS by 10.4% during the fourth quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 530 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in MKS by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 4,335 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $693,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

MKS Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:MKSI opened at $279.11 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.14. The company has a market cap of $18.87 billion, a PE ratio of 44.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.98. MKS Inc. has a 52 week low of $97.50 and a 52 week high of $447.62. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $341.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $294.25.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.91 by $0.39. MKS had a net margin of 10.15% and a return on equity of 24.72%. The firm had revenue of $1.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.77 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 28.3% on a year-over-year basis. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that MKS Inc. will post 12.96 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 25th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 25th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.95%.

Insider Transactions at MKS

In related news, CAO Michelle M. Mccarthy sold 2,434 shares of MKS stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.23, for a total value of $767,269.82. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 2 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $630.46. The trade was a 99.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP David Philip Henry sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $330.50, for a total value of $826,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,341 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,400,700.50. This represents a 13.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 37,491 shares of company stock valued at $12,102,072. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MKSI has been the topic of several recent research reports. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of MKS from $425.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Bank of America increased their price objective on MKS from $380.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $360.00 price objective on MKS in a research note on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a $265.00 target price on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $385.00.

MKS 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.