New Age Alpha Advisors LLC Acquires 13,333 Shares of MKS Inc. $MKSI

Posted by Brenda Bartman on May 27th, 2026

New Age Alpha Advisors LLC raised its holdings in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI – Free Report) by 1,020.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,639 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 13,333 shares during the period. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC’s holdings in MKS were worth $2,339,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. USA Financial Formulas bought a new position in shares of MKS in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of MKS by 560.0% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its stake in shares of MKS by 616.7% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 172 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of MKS by 74.5% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 260 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Danske Bank A S bought a new position in shares of MKS in the third quarter valued at $37,000. 99.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at MKS

In related news, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total transaction of $3,154,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 144,696 shares in the company, valued at approximately $45,648,694.08. This trade represents a 6.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Peter Cannone III sold 1,350 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $303.40, for a total transaction of $409,590.00. Following the sale, the director owned 7,794 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,364,699.60. This trade represents a 14.76% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 32,123 shares of company stock valued at $9,647,743 in the last three months. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

MKS Stock Up 4.2%

MKSI opened at $334.11 on Wednesday. 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 company’s 50-day moving average is $270.65 and its 200 day moving average is $221.35. MKS Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $80.22 and a fifty-two week high of $334.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.90, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.98.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.05 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.71 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 15.2% on a year-over-year basis. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. Research analysts expect that MKS Inc. will post 11.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.92%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on MKSI. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of MKS from $354.00 to $374.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on shares of MKS from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of MKS in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of MKS from $305.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, MKS presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $318.77.

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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.