3,758 Shares in MKS Inc. $MKSI Bought by Neo Ivy Capital Management

Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new position in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 3,758 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $465,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of MKSI. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. bought a new position in shares of MKS in the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in MKS by 74.5% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 260 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new stake in MKS during the third quarter worth about $38,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in MKS in the second quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new position in shares of MKS during the third quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

MKS Stock Performance

MKSI stock opened at $210.00 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $220.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $166.64. The company has a current ratio of 2.71, a quick ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53. MKS Inc. has a 12-month low of $54.84 and a 12-month high of $269.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.12 billion, a PE ratio of 48.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.93.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.51 by ($0.04). MKS had a return on equity of 20.85% and a net margin of 7.53%.The business had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.15 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. MKS has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.720-2.280 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 23rd. This is a positive change from MKS’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is 22.88%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other MKS news, EVP David Philip Henry sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $261.56, for a total value of $523,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 18,841 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,928,051.96. The trade was a 9.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John Edward Williams sold 2,043 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $256.41, for a total transaction of $523,845.63. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,640 shares in the company, valued at $933,332.40. This represents a 35.95% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 63,595 shares of company stock worth $16,208,082 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on MKSI shares. Wall Street Zen cut MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 3rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Bank of America raised their price target on MKS from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. TD Cowen lifted their price target on MKS from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of MKS from $265.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, MKS has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $273.46.

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.