MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Issues Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) issued an update on its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.270-3.890 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.170. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.3 billion-$1.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.2 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on MKSI. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of MKS from $374.00 to $442.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $600.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a research note on Monday. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of MKS from $400.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 23rd. Finally, KeyCorp upped their target price on MKS from $360.00 to $475.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $383.57.

MKS Stock Performance

NASDAQ MKSI traded down $7.66 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $313.10. 2,358,804 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,401,938. MKS has a 1 year low of $88.49 and a 1 year high of $447.62. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $349.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $287.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.50, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.98.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.91 by $0.39. MKS had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 21.49%. The firm had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that MKS will post 11.81 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The company 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 $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 25th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.92%.

Insider Buying and Selling at MKS

In other MKS news, CFO Ramakumar Mayampurath sold 8,810 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total transaction of $2,779,378.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $315.48. This represents a 99.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Kathleen Flaherty Burke sold 4,355 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.94, for a total value of $1,393,338.70. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 49,439 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,817,513.66. The trade was a 8.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 54,406 shares of company stock valued at $17,577,866 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MKS

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its holdings in MKS by 560.0% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in shares of MKS during the third quarter worth $37,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of MKS in the fourth quarter worth $41,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of MKS by 55.2% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 256 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the period. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of MKS in the fourth quarter valued at $47,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.79% 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.