MKS Inc. $MKSI Shares Sold by Lido Advisors LLC

Posted by George Bondi on Jul 29th, 2026

Lido Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI – Free Report) by 34.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 3,929 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,078 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC’s holdings in MKS were worth $903,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MKSI. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new stake in shares of MKS in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of MKS by 560.0% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of MKS by 616.7% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 172 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in MKS during the 4th quarter worth $41,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its position in MKS by 55.2% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 256 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. 99.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

MKS Price Performance

MKSI opened at $285.31 on Wednesday. MKS Inc. has a twelve month low of $88.49 and a twelve month high of $447.62. The firm has a market cap of $19.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.69, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.93. 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 company has a fifty day simple moving average of $351.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $283.79.

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

MKS Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. MKS’s payout ratio is 20.92%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MKSI has been the subject of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $265.00 price target on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, May 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on MKS from $305.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. KeyCorp upped their target price on MKS from $360.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on MKS from $400.00 to $600.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on MKS from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued 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 $385.00.

View Our Latest Analysis on MKS

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other MKS news, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of MKS stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total transaction of $3,154,800.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 144,696 shares in the company, valued at $45,648,694.08. The trade was a 6.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Kathleen Flaherty Burke sold 4,355 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.94, for a total value of $1,393,338.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 49,439 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,817,513.66. The trade was a 8.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 53,949 shares of company stock valued at $17,446,108. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

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.