80,051 Shares of MKS Inc. $MKSI Acquired by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. acquired a new position in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 80,051 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,242,000.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in shares of MKS during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $231,673,000. Madison Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in MKS in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $140,866,000. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in MKS during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $128,303,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in MKS by 1,742.1% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 442,273 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $117,362,000 after acquiring an additional 418,264 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new stake in MKS during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $77,043,000. 99.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on MKSI. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of MKS from $360.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of MKS from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of MKS from $365.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $360.00 target price on shares of MKS in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of MKS from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, September 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, MKS has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $375.93.

Insider Transactions at MKS

In other news, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.96, for a total transaction of $75,288.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,729,341.20. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 10,757 shares of company stock valued at $3,227,146. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

MKS Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MKSI traded up $0.44 during trading on Friday, hitting $196.55. 1,146,071 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,322,844. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $255.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $298.89. The company has a market cap of $13.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.35, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 2.03. MKS Inc. has a 52-week low of $134.74 and a 52-week high of $447.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.72.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.91 by $0.39. MKS had a return on equity of 24.72% and a net margin of 10.15%. The company had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.77 EPS. The firm’s 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, equities analysts predict that MKS Inc. will post 13.13 EPS for the current year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 25th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.