MKS Inc. $MKSI Holdings Lowered by Delta Global Management LP

Posted by George Bondi on Jul 26th, 2026

Delta Global Management LP decreased its holdings in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI – Free Report) by 53.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 151,117 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 176,273 shares during the period. MKS accounts for about 2.8% of Delta Global Management LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Delta Global Management LP’s holdings in MKS were worth $34,728,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MKSI. Absolute Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. bought a new stake in MKS during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $205,000. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp bought a new position in MKS in the 1st quarter worth approximately $276,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in MKS in the 1st quarter worth approximately $23,809,000. Compound Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in MKS during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $249,000. Finally, Modern Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in MKS during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $227,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other MKS news, Director Gerald G. Colella sold 20,000 shares of MKS stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $333.40, for a total value of $6,668,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 20,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,673,667.80. This trade represents a 49.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at 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 transaction of $826,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,341 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,400,700.50. This trade represents a 13.27% 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. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 53,949 shares of company stock worth $17,446,108. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

MKS Stock Down 4.7%

Shares of MKSI opened at $329.18 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.93. MKS Inc. has a 1 year low of $88.49 and a 1 year high of $447.62. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $351.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $281.40.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.30. MKS had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 21.49%. The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.05 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.71 earnings per share. MKS’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that MKS Inc. will post 11.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.92%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $380.00 target price on shares of MKS in a report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 23rd. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of MKS from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of MKS from $355.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of MKS from $380.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $385.00.

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MKS Profile

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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.