MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Price Target Raised to $215.00 at Bank of America

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) had its price objective raised by Bank of America from $200.00 to $215.00 in a research report report published on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on MKSI. Citigroup lifted their price objective on MKS from $122.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of MKS in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. 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 report on Thursday, November 6th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of MKS from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their target price on MKS from $135.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, MKS currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $180.55.

MKS Trading Up 4.0%

Shares of MKS stock opened at $193.28 on Tuesday. MKS has a 1-year low of $54.84 and a 1-year high of $193.39. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $159.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $130.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 2.86 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a PE ratio of 46.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.92.

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

MKS Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced 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 was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. MKS’s payout ratio is 21.36%.

Insider Buying and Selling at MKS

In related news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.81, for a total transaction of $47,643.00. Following the sale, the director owned 18,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,011,514.03. This represents a 1.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of MKS

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. purchased a new position in shares of MKS during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in MKS by 74.5% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 260 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in shares of MKS during the third quarter worth $37,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of MKS during the third quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new position in shares of MKS during the second quarter worth approximately $39,000. 99.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About MKS

MKS Instruments, Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI) designs, manufactures and markets technology solutions that enable advanced processes in a variety of high‐technology and industrial markets. The company’s core offerings include vacuum and gas delivery systems, pressure and flow measurement instruments, optical metrology tools, photonics subsystems and critical components for manufacturing processes. These products support the precise control and monitoring needs of semiconductor, industrial manufacturing, life and health sciences, and research applications.

The company’s product portfolio features mass flow controllers, pressure transducers, vacuum gauges, gas purity monitors, laser-based metrology systems and photonic devices such as lasers and detectors.