MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Given New $300.00 Price Target at Cantor Fitzgerald

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) had its price objective raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $200.00 to $300.00 in a research note published on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm currently has an overweight rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on MKS from $92.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 price objective on MKS and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of MKS from $180.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of MKS from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 3rd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, MKS presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $198.27.

MKS Price Performance

MKS stock opened at $210.66 on Tuesday. MKS has a 1 year low of $54.84 and a 1 year high of $212.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 2.86. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $164.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $134.20. The company has a market cap of $14.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.13, a PEG ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.92.

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

MKS Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th were given a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.36%.

Insider Buying and Selling at MKS

In related news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of MKS stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.81, for a total value of $47,643.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 18,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,011,514.03. The trade was a 1.56% 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. Insiders own 0.51% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. USA Financial Formulas bought a new stake in shares of MKS in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. acquired a new position in MKS in the third quarter worth about $30,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings 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 valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in MKS during the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in MKS during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

MKS Company Profile

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.