Needham & Company LLC Issues Positive Forecast for MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Stock Price

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) had its price objective hoisted by research analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $136.00 to $170.00 in a research note issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock. Needham & Company LLC’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 11.01% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of MKS from $92.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Wall Street Zen raised MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 20th. Mizuho upped their price target on MKS from $118.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Zacks Research cut shares of MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 price target on shares of MKS and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $140.60.

MKS Stock Up 9.5%

Shares of MKS stock traded up $13.22 on Thursday, reaching $153.14. 1,042,048 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,190,242. The company has a market cap of $10.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $126.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $104.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 2.99 and a quick ratio of 1.88. MKS has a 1-year low of $54.84 and a 1-year high of $155.88.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.13. MKS had a return on equity of 20.65% and a net margin of 7.11%.The business had revenue of $988.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $963.87 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.72 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that MKS will post 6.94 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at MKS

In other MKS news, Director Jacqueline F. Moloney sold 300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.14, for a total value of $36,642.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 11,562 shares in the company, valued at $1,412,182.68. The trade was a 2.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.85, for a total value of $29,955.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 19,263 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,923,410.55. This trade represents a 1.53% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 5,600 shares of company stock worth $716,597 in the last three months. 0.51% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in MKS by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,515,373 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $281,758,000 after buying an additional 173,945 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in MKS by 9.7% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,388,639 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $271,599,000 after purchasing an additional 300,356 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in MKS by 41.8% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,250,085 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $260,494,000 after acquiring an additional 958,607 shares during the period. Madison Asset Management LLC grew its position in MKS by 52.9% during the first quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 1,428,143 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $114,466,000 after purchasing an additional 494,207 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cooke & Bieler LP grew its holdings in shares of MKS by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 1,321,877 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $163,609,000 after acquiring an additional 94,692 shares in the last quarter. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

MKS Company Profile

MKS Instruments, Inc provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments.