MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) Receives $324.92 Average PT from Analysts

Posted by on Jun 23rd, 2026

MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI – Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation, ten have given a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $324.9231.

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on MKSI. Mizuho set a $400.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of MKS from $305.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MKS in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “sell” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of MKS from $310.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th.

Read Our Latest Research Report on MKSI

Insider Transactions at MKS

In related news, EVP David Philip Henry sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.50, for a total transaction of $826,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,341 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,400,700.50. This trade represents a 13.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal 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 Joseph B. Donahue sold 2,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.95, for a total transaction of $688,695.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 10,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,290,322.35. The trade was a 17.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 53,949 shares of company stock valued at $17,446,108. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MKS

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MKSI. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new position in shares of MKS in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings in MKS by 560.0% during 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 buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in MKS by 74.5% during the 3rd 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 stake in MKS during the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. 99.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

MKS Stock Up 3.5%

MKSI opened at $420.56 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. MKS has a 1-year low of $88.49 and a 1-year high of $421.58. The company has a market capitalization of $28.40 billion, a PE ratio of 87.98, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.99. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $313.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $247.68.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion. MKS had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 21.49%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.71 earnings per share. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that MKS will post 11.73 EPS for the current year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is 20.92%.

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.

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