Fieldview Capital Management LLC Buys New Stake in MKS Inc. $MKSI

Fieldview Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 24,360 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,015,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in shares of MKS by 3.6% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 267,421 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $21,434,000 after acquiring an additional 9,170 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc raised its stake in MKS by 19.8% in the 2nd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 4,855 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $482,000 after purchasing an additional 802 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in MKS in the 2nd quarter valued at about $46,000. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. purchased a new position in MKS in the 2nd quarter valued at about $305,000. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in MKS by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 10,964 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,089,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other MKS news, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $256.77, for a total transaction of $7,703,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 154,696 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $39,721,291.92. The trade was a 16.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kathleen Flaherty Burke sold 4,254 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $1,063,500.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 53,794 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,448,500. This represents a 7.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 63,595 shares of company stock valued at $16,208,082 in the last 90 days. 0.51% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

MKS Price Performance

MKS stock opened at $210.00 on Monday. MKS Inc. has a 1 year low of $54.84 and a 1 year high of $269.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.71 and a current ratio of 2.71. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $220.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $166.64. The company has a market cap of $14.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.06, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.93.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.51 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.02 billion. MKS had a return on equity of 20.85% and a net margin of 7.53%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.15 EPS. MKS has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.720-2.280 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 23rd. This is an increase from MKS’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. MKS’s payout ratio is 22.88%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MKSI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of MKS from $185.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and set a $310.00 target price on shares of MKS in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on MKS from $200.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price objective on MKS from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $273.46.

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.