Federated Hermes Inc. Purchases 31,815 Shares of MKS Inc. $MKSI

Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 38.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 115,590 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 31,815 shares during the quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. owned 0.17% of MKS worth $11,485,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. DAVENPORT & Co LLC bought a new position in MKS in the 2nd quarter valued at $214,000. Prudential Financial Inc. grew its position in MKS by 13.1% during the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 58,933 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $5,856,000 after buying an additional 6,846 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in MKS during the first quarter worth about $1,257,000. Equitable Trust Co. increased its holdings in MKS by 59.2% during the second quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 10,677 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,061,000 after buying an additional 3,972 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in MKS by 63.9% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 952 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $95,000 after acquiring an additional 371 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

MKS Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of MKSI opened at $167.88 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $145.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $117.52. MKS Inc. has a twelve month low of $54.84 and a twelve month high of $170.37. The stock has a market cap of $11.28 billion, a PE ratio of 40.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $988.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $963.87 million. MKS had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 20.80%. MKS’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.72 earnings per share. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th were issued a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.36%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MKSI has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Benchmark raised their price target on shares of MKS from $135.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 target price on MKS and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on MKS from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Wall Street Zen raised MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 20th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on MKS from $122.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $159.64.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Jacqueline F. Moloney sold 300 shares of MKS stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.14, for a total transaction of $36,642.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 11,562 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,412,182.68. This trade represents a 2.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.81, for a total value of $47,643.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,963 shares in the company, valued at $3,011,514.03. This represents a 1.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 5,600 shares of company stock worth $734,285. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

MKS Company Profile

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.