Insider Selling: MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Director Sells $446,586.00 in Stock

Posted by Brenda Bartman on May 17th, 2026

MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI – Get Free Report) Director Jacqueline Moloney sold 1,400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $318.99, for a total value of $446,586.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 9,775 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,127.25. The trade was a 12.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

MKS Stock Down 3.4%

MKS stock opened at $303.17 on Friday. MKS Inc. has a twelve month low of $80.22 and a twelve month high of $326.83. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $257.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $212.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.42, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.98.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.30. MKS had a return on equity of 21.49% and a net margin of 8.06%.The company had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.71 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.2% on a year-over-year basis. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that MKS Inc. will post 11.29 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. 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 Wednesday, June 3rd. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is 20.92%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on MKSI shares. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of MKS in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Citigroup increased their target price on MKS from $290.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. KeyCorp increased their target price on MKS from $310.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $354.00 target price on shares of MKS in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on MKS from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $317.23.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on MKS

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MKS

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Maverick Capital Ltd. purchased a new position in MKS during the first quarter worth $1,674,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its position in MKS by 12.5% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 259,749 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,693,000 after buying an additional 28,850 shares in the last quarter. Daventry Group LP purchased a new position in MKS during the first quarter worth $8,401,000. Absolute Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. purchased a new position in MKS during the first quarter worth $205,000. Finally, OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp purchased a new position in MKS during the first quarter worth $276,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

About MKS

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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.