MKS Inc. $MKSI Stock Sold by Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc.

Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc. decreased its stake in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 41.6% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,545 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 1,815 shares during the period. Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc.’s holdings in MKS were worth $675,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its holdings in shares of MKS by 9.9% in the 3rd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,318 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $350,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of MKS by 7.4% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,121 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,833,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. purchased a new stake in MKS in the second quarter valued at approximately $264,000. Reynders McVeigh Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in MKS in the second quarter valued at approximately $228,000. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in MKS by 35.7% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,961 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $872,000 after purchasing an additional 516 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MKSI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on shares of MKS from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on MKS from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Mizuho dropped their price target on MKS from $360.00 to $330.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $600.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. One 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, MKS presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $375.93.

MKS Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of MKSI stock traded up $2.09 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $281.24. 431,264 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,373,221. MKS Inc. has a 1 year low of $120.91 and a 1 year high of $447.62. The firm has a market cap of $19.02 billion, a PE ratio of 44.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 2.03. The company’s 50 day moving average is $274.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $298.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.91 by $0.39. The company had revenue of $1.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. MKS had a net margin of 10.15% and a return on equity of 24.72%. MKS’s revenue was up 28.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.77 EPS. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that MKS Inc. will post 13.13 EPS for the current year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th were given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 25th. MKS’s payout ratio is currently 15.95%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other MKS news, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of MKS stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.01, for a total value of $3,020,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,703,699.76. The trade was a 6.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing 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, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.96, for a total transaction of $75,288.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 18,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,729,341.20. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. 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 a total of 10,757 shares of company stock worth $3,227,146 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

MKS Profile

MKS Instruments, Inc develops technologies used to measure, control and analyze the processes involved in manufacturing semiconductors, electronics, specialty materials and other industrial products. The company serves original equipment manufacturers and production facilities worldwide, with solutions spanning vacuum control, pressure measurement, gas and fluid delivery, process monitoring and control.

Its product portfolio includes vacuum gauges and valves, mass flow controllers, gas and vapor delivery systems, pressure controllers, plasma-generation and power-delivery systems, analytical instruments, lasers and photonics equipment.