Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Acquires 6,243 Shares of MKS Inc. $MKSI

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp increased its holdings in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 553.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 7,371 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 6,243 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp’s holdings in MKS were worth $912,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of MKS by 2.4% in the third quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,462 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $428,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. MAI Capital Management lifted its holdings in MKS by 12.5% during the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 956 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $95,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in MKS by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 10,964 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,089,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the period. Optimum Investment Advisors grew its position in shares of MKS by 25.0% in the 2nd quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 625 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Steph & Co. increased its stake in shares of MKS by 30.4% in the third quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 553 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the period. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

MKS Stock Performance

Shares of MKSI opened at $235.41 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $178.46 and a 200-day moving average of $140.88. MKS Inc. has a one year low of $54.84 and a one year high of $246.35. 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 company has a market cap of $15.81 billion, a PE ratio of 57.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.92.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $988.00 million for 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%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.72 earnings per share. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MKS Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on MKSI. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on MKS from $210.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 3rd. Mizuho set a $260.00 price target on shares of MKS in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of MKS from $92.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Benchmark boosted their target price on shares of MKS from $135.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, MKS has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $231.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at MKS

In other news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of MKS stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.81, for a total transaction of $47,643.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 18,963 shares in the company, valued at $3,011,514.03. This trade represents a 1.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

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.