MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $375.93

Posted by on Oct 3rd, 2026

MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI – Get Free Report) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation, twelve have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $375.93.

A number of brokerages have recently commented on MKSI. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $360.00 price target on MKS in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings lowered MKS from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday. Mizuho lowered their price objective on MKS from $360.00 to $330.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on MKS from $360.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on MKS in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $453.00 target price on the stock.

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Insider Activity at MKS

In related news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.96, for a total transaction of $75,288.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 18,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,729,341.20. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP John Williams sold 457 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.31, for a total transaction of $131,757.67. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,181,494.38. This represents a 10.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 10,757 shares of company stock valued at $3,227,146. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MKS

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in MKS by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,121 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,833,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. purchased a new position in shares of MKS in the second quarter worth $264,000. Reynders McVeigh Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of MKS in the second quarter worth $228,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of MKS by 35.7% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,961 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $872,000 after purchasing an additional 516 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of MKS by 42.2% during the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 44,846 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $19,948,000 after purchasing an additional 13,299 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

MKS Stock Up 2.9%

Shares of MKS stock opened at $279.15 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The company has a 50-day moving average of $274.52 and a 200 day moving average of $298.14. The firm has a market cap of $18.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.52, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 2.03. MKS has a 1 year low of $120.91 and a 1 year high of $447.62.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.91 by $0.39. The business had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. MKS had a net margin of 10.15% and a return on equity of 24.72%. MKS’s quarterly revenue was up 28.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.77 earnings per share. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that MKS will post 13.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 25th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 25th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. MKS’s payout ratio is presently 15.95%.

About MKS

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MKS Instruments, Inc develops technologies used to measure, control and analyze the processes involved in manufacturing semiconductors, electronics, specialty materials and other industrial products. The company serves original equipment manufacturers and production facilities worldwide, with solutions spanning vacuum control, pressure measurement, gas and fluid delivery, process monitoring and control.

Its product portfolio includes vacuum gauges and valves, mass flow controllers, gas and vapor delivery systems, pressure controllers, plasma-generation and power-delivery systems, analytical instruments, lasers and photonics equipment.

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