Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Invests $2.24 Million in MKS Inc. $MKSI

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 9,732 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,237,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MKSI. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new stake in MKS during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of MKS by 616.7% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 172 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in shares of MKS during the 3rd quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its position in shares of MKS by 55.2% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other MKS news, Director Joseph B. Donahue sold 2,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.95, for a total transaction of $688,695.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 10,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,290,322.35. This trade represents a 17.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of MKS stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total transaction of $3,154,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 144,696 shares in the company, valued at approximately $45,648,694.08. This represents a 6.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 53,949 shares of company stock worth $17,446,108 over the last 90 days. 0.57% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

MKS Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:MKSI opened at $349.39 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $339.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $266.76. The company has a market capitalization of $23.60 billion, a PE ratio of 73.09, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.93. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. MKS Inc. has a 52-week low of $88.49 and a 52-week high of $447.62.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.30. MKS had a return on equity of 21.49% and a net margin of 8.06%.The company had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.05 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.71 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that MKS Inc. will post 11.77 EPS for the current year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is 20.92%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on MKSI shares. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on MKS from $400.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a report on Friday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of MKS from $374.00 to $442.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of MKS from $305.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MKS in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given 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 an average price target of $380.00.

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.