Retireful LLC Takes $1.49 Million Position in MKS Inc. $MKSI

Retireful LLC purchased a new stake in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 3,342 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,487,000. MKS comprises 1.4% of Retireful LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in MKS in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of MKS during the second quarter worth approximately $33,000. Clearstead Trust LLC bought a new stake in shares of MKS during the second quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of MKS during the second quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Finally, Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other MKS news, EVP John Edward Williams sold 457 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.31, for a total value of $131,757.67. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,181,494.38. This represents a 10.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $302.01, for a total value of $3,020,100.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 134,776 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,703,699.76. This trade represents a 6.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 13,191 shares of company stock worth $3,994,415. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

MKS Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ MKSI opened at $251.38 on Thursday. MKS Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $98.59 and a fifty-two week high of $447.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.09, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 1.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $321.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $295.81.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.91 by $0.39. The firm had revenue of $1.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. MKS had a net margin of 10.15% and a return on equity of 24.72%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 28.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.77 EPS. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. On average, analysts predict that MKS Inc. will post 13.07 EPS for the current year.

MKS Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on MKSI. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on MKS in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $453.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $600.00 target price on shares of MKS in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on MKS from $365.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $382.86.

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.