MKS Inc. $MKSI Stock Acquired by Capstone Capital Management Ltd

Capstone Capital Management Ltd grew its stake in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 283.6% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 15,817 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,694 shares during the quarter. MKS comprises about 1.7% of Capstone Capital Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position. Capstone Capital Management Ltd’s holdings in MKS were worth $4,197,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in MKS by 1.5% during the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 18,781 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,984,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. bought a new position in MKS in the third quarter worth about $21,242,000. DUTCH ASSET Corp bought a new position in MKS in the third quarter worth about $672,000. LexAurum Advisors LLC bought a new position in MKS in the third quarter worth about $318,000. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its position in shares of MKS by 9,200.0% during the third quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 279 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. 99.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MKSI has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets assumed 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of MKS from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of MKS from $360.00 to $330.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $600.00 price target on shares of MKS in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $375.93.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the 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. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP John Williams sold 457 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.31, for a total value of $131,757.67. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,098 shares in the company, valued at $1,181,494.38. This represents a 10.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 10,757 shares of company stock worth $3,227,146 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

MKS Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of MKS stock opened at $211.14 on Wednesday. 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 Inc. has a 12-month low of $130.72 and a 12-month high of $447.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.67, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 2.03. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $262.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $300.01.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.77 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.3% compared to the same quarter last year. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. Analysts predict that MKS Inc. will post 13.13 EPS for the current year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 25th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 25th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.95%.

About MKS

MKS Instruments, Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI) develops technologies that enable precision control and measurement in manufacturing and research environments. The company provides instruments, components, systems and process-control solutions used to measure and control pressure, flow, vacuum, gas delivery, temperature and other critical production conditions.

Its product portfolio includes vacuum solutions, pressure and flow-control instruments, gas and vapor delivery systems, plasma and reactive-gas technologies, power delivery systems, process-monitoring equipment, analytical instruments and materials-characterization tools.