MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.13 EPS

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.13, Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $988.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $963.87 million. MKS had a net margin of 7.11% and a return on equity of 20.65%. MKS’s revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.72 earnings per share. MKS updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 1.930-2.610 EPS.

MKS Trading Down 2.6%

NASDAQ MKSI traded down $4.05 on Friday, hitting $151.20. 764,804 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,192,587. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a current ratio of 2.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.00. MKS has a 52-week low of $54.84 and a 52-week high of $157.23. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $127.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $104.85.

MKS Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 24th. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.34%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.85, for a total value of $29,955.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 19,263 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,923,410.55. This represents a 1.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP David Philip Henry sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total transaction of $650,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 15,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,024,230. This trade represents a 24.31% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 5,600 shares of company stock worth $716,597 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MKSI. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of MKS by 44.2% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 982,643 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $97,635,000 after purchasing an additional 301,223 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in MKS by 28.5% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 199,390 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $19,811,000 after buying an additional 44,275 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in MKS by 163.6% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 185,047 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $18,386,000 after acquiring an additional 114,836 shares during the period. Glenview Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of MKS in the 2nd quarter valued at $23,081,000. Finally, Bayesian Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of MKS in the second quarter worth $960,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MKSI has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Mizuho set a $175.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on MKS from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 20th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on shares of MKS from $136.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their target price on MKS from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, MKS has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $150.82.

About MKS

MKS Instruments, Inc provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments.