Needham & Company LLC Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Stock

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) had its target price hoisted by stock analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $210.00 to $260.00 in a report released on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock. Needham & Company LLC’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 17.79% from the stock’s current price.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on MKSI. Mizuho set a $215.00 target price on MKS in a research note on Friday, January 9th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on MKS from $180.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of MKS from $92.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Benchmark increased their price target on shares of MKS from $135.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Bank of America increased their target price on MKS from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $206.45.

MKS Stock Up 4.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:MKSI opened at $220.73 on Thursday. MKS has a 52-week low of $54.84 and a 52-week high of $221.07. The business’s 50 day moving average is $166.29 and its 200 day moving average is $134.80. The stock has a market cap of $14.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.92. 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 issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.13. MKS had a return on equity of 20.80% and a net margin of 7.25%.The company had revenue of $988.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $963.87 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.72 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that MKS will post 6.94 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at MKS

In other news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.81, for a total transaction of $47,643.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 18,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,011,514.03. This trade represents a 1.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.57% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MKS

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in shares of MKS in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. purchased a new stake in MKS in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised 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 during the period. Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in MKS during the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of MKS in the third quarter worth approximately $38,000. Institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

About MKS

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.