Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. Acquires 6,784 Shares of MKS Inc. $MKSI

Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. increased its position in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 188.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,388 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,784 shares during the period. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in MKS were worth $1,286,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in MKS in the second quarter worth approximately $85,391,000. Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. increased its position in shares of MKS by 843.4% in the second quarter. Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. now owns 690,287 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $68,587,000 after acquiring an additional 617,113 shares during the period. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC raised its position in MKS by 146.4% during the 2nd quarter. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC now owns 912,380 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $90,654,000 after purchasing an additional 542,094 shares during the last quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of MKS by 79.3% during the second quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC now owns 991,298 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $98,495,000 after acquiring an additional 438,338 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in MKS by 63.4% in the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 878,114 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $87,249,000 after acquiring an additional 340,645 shares during the period. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

MKS Stock Up 4.8%

MKSI opened at $220.73 on Thursday. MKS Inc. has a 52 week low of $54.84 and a 52 week high of $221.07. The company has a market capitalization of $14.83 billion, a PE ratio of 53.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.92. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $166.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $134.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $988.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $963.87 million. MKS had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 20.80%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.72 EPS. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. Analysts forecast that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th were given a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. MKS’s payout ratio is currently 21.36%.

Insider Transactions at MKS

In other news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.81, for a total value of $47,643.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 18,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,011,514.03. This represents a 1.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MKSI has been the topic of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 target price on shares of MKS and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MKS in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on shares of MKS from $200.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of MKS from $180.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $206.45.

MKS Profile

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.