WINTON GROUP Ltd Has $2.76 Million Stock Position in MKS Inc. $MKSI

WINTON GROUP Ltd boosted its stake in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 287.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 6,203 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,603 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in MKS were worth $2,759,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in MKS in the second quarter valued at $352,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its stake in MKS by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,195 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $976,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its stake in MKS by 129.6% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 434 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $193,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of MKS by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,252 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,002,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in shares of MKS by 24.3% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,402 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $624,000 after acquiring an additional 274 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MKSI has been the subject of several research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $360.00 price target on MKS in a report on Friday, July 31st. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of MKS from $425.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on shares of MKS in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $453.00 price target on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $600.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Mizuho lowered their target price on MKS from $360.00 to $330.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $382.86.

MKS Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of MKS stock opened at $267.31 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. MKS Inc. has a 12-month low of $114.36 and a 12-month high of $447.62. The company has a market capitalization of $18.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.63, a PEG ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.98. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $302.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $295.77.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its quarterly 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. MKS had a net margin of 10.15% and a return on equity of 24.72%. The business had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.77 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.3% on a year-over-year basis. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that MKS Inc. will post 13.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,703,699.76. This trade represents a 6.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.96, for a total value of $75,288.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 18,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,729,341.20. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 10,757 shares of company stock worth $3,227,146 in the last ninety days. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

MKS Company Profile

MKS Instruments, Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI) provides instruments, systems and process-control solutions used by manufacturers and research organizations. Its technologies help measure and control pressure, flow, vacuum, gas composition, temperature and other conditions involved in advanced manufacturing and laboratory processes.

The company offers vacuum components and systems, gas and vapor delivery equipment, pressure and flow controllers, process-monitoring instruments, analytical solutions, RF and microwave power systems, plasma-generation technologies, and materials-processing equipment.