MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Stock Price Down 8.1% – What’s Next?

Shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) fell 8.1% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $306.97 and last traded at $302.51. Approximately 241,697 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 82% from the average session volume of 1,354,479 shares. The stock had previously closed at $329.18.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on MKS from $374.00 to $442.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of MKS in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Bank of America raised their price objective on MKS from $380.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MKS in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on MKS from $305.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $385.00.

MKS Trading Down 9.6%

The company has a market cap of $19.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.69, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.93. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $351.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $283.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion. MKS had a return on equity of 21.49% and a net margin of 8.06%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.71 earnings per share. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that MKS Inc. will post 11.77 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.92%.

Insider Activity at MKS

In other news, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total value of $3,154,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 144,696 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $45,648,694.08. The trade was a 6.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Michelle M. Mccarthy sold 2,434 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.23, for a total transaction of $767,269.82. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 2 shares in the company, valued at $630.46. This trade represents a 99.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 53,949 shares of company stock valued at $17,446,108. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of MKS by 47.5% in the second quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 87 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. grew its position in MKS by 19.5% during the second quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 3,857 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,716,000 after buying an additional 629 shares in the last quarter. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in MKS during the second quarter worth approximately $33,000. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC increased its stake in MKS by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC now owns 23,048 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $10,252,000 after acquiring an additional 621 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Point Inc. bought a new position in MKS during the 2nd quarter worth $427,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.