Vise Technologies Inc. Invests $3.65 Million in MKS Inc. $MKSI

Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new position in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 8,211 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,652,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in MKS during the fourth quarter valued at about $147,453,000. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP purchased a new position in shares of MKS in the 4th quarter worth about $95,880,000. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP boosted its holdings in shares of MKS by 159.7% in the 4th quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 839,773 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $134,196,000 after purchasing an additional 516,409 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in shares of MKS by 9,165.9% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 446,248 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $55,232,000 after purchasing an additional 441,432 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of MKS by 63.4% during the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 878,114 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $87,249,000 after purchasing an additional 340,645 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

MKS Stock Performance

NASDAQ:MKSI opened at $281.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.14. MKS Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $97.50 and a fifty-two week high of $447.62. The firm has a market cap of $19.06 billion, a PE ratio of 44.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.98. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $343.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $294.36.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.91 by $0.39. The company had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. MKS had a return on equity of 24.72% and a net margin of 10.15%.MKS’s quarterly revenue was up 28.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.77 earnings per share. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that MKS Inc. will post 12.96 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on MKS from $374.00 to $442.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of MKS from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $360.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a research note on Friday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $385.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Joseph B. Donahue sold 2,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.95, for a total value of $688,695.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 10,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,290,322.35. This represents a 17.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Michelle M. Mccarthy sold 2,434 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.23, for a total transaction of $767,269.82. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 2 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $630.46. This represents a 99.92% decrease in their position. 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. Insiders have sold 37,491 shares of company stock valued at $12,102,072 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

MKS Company 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.