13,030 Shares in MKS Inc. $MKSI Bought by Strategic Global Advisors LLC

Strategic Global Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 13,030 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,796,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MKSI. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in MKS by 3.6% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 267,421 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $21,434,000 after purchasing an additional 9,170 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of MKS by 63.4% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 838 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $83,000 after buying an additional 325 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of MKS by 3,545.6% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 141,267 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $14,036,000 after buying an additional 137,392 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of MKS in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,676,000. Finally, AXA S.A. boosted its stake in shares of MKS by 22.8% in the second quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 29,253 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,907,000 after buying an additional 5,430 shares during the last quarter. 99.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

MKS Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of MKS stock opened at $271.75 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $335.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $295.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.14. MKS Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $97.50 and a fifty-two week high of $447.62. The company has a market cap of $18.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.98.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.91 by $0.39. MKS had a return on equity of 24.72% and a net margin of 10.15%.The firm had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.77 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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, equities analysts predict that MKS Inc. will post 12.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

MKSI has been the topic of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised MKS from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Citigroup boosted their price target on MKS from $425.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $265.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of MKS in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, MKS presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $382.86.

Insider Buying and Selling at MKS

In other news, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $302.01, for a total transaction of $3,020,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,703,699.76. This represents a 6.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP John Edward Williams sold 457 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.31, for a total value of $131,757.67. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,098 shares in the company, valued at $1,181,494.38. This trade represents a 10.03% 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 three months, insiders have sold 12,891 shares of company stock valued at $3,919,127. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

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.