MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Wells Fargo & Company Analyst Says

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) had its price target hoisted by equities researchers at Wells Fargo & Company from $300.00 to $325.00 in a report released on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “equal weight” rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price target suggests a potential upside of 5.45% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. KeyCorp raised their price target on MKS from $360.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on MKS in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $453.00 price target for the company. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of MKS from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Mizuho set a $360.00 price objective on MKS in a report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a $265.00 price target on shares of MKS in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, MKS presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $383.57.

MKS Price Performance

Shares of MKS stock traded up $16.89 on Friday, hitting $308.20. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 425,856 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,404,997. The company has a market capitalization of $20.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.98. MKS has a 1 year low of $97.30 and a 1 year high of $447.62. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $348.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $289.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.11.

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 the consensus estimate of $2.91 by $0.39. MKS had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 10.15%.The business had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.77 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 28.3% compared to the same quarter last year. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that MKS will post 11.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at MKS

In related news, Director Gerald G. Colella sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $333.40, for a total value of $6,668,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 20,017 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,673,667.80. The trade was a 49.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, 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 value of $2,779,378.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 1 shares in the company, valued at $315.48. This trade represents a 99.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 54,406 shares of company stock worth $17,577,866 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MKS

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MKS during the second quarter valued at about $128,303,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of MKS in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $85,000. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of MKS during the second quarter worth approximately $1,591,000. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of MKS in the second quarter worth $451,000. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc acquired a new stake in MKS in the second quarter valued at $47,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.