California State Teachers Retirement System Has $15.45 Billion Holdings in MKS Inc. $MKSI

Key Points

• California State Teachers Retirement System increased its MKS stake by 44,581.4% to 34.7 million shares, representing 51.36% of the company and a reported value of $15.45 billion. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 99.79% of MKS.
• MKS reported quarterly EPS of $3.30, beating the $2.91 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 28.3% year over year to $1.25 billion. The company guided for third-quarter EPS of $3.27–$3.89.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with MKS carrying a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $382.86. The company also pays a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, or $1.00 annually.

California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI - Free Report) by 44,581.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 34,732,653 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 34,654,919 shares during the quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System owned 51.36% of MKS worth $15,449,084,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of MKS in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its stake in MKS by 560.0% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in MKS by 616.7% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 172 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of MKS during the second quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MKS in the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. 99.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

MKS Price Performance

Shares of MKSI stock opened at $260.31 on Tuesday. MKS Inc. has a 1 year low of $102.14 and a 1 year high of $447.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The firm's 50 day moving average is $312.56 and its 200-day moving average is $295.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.52, a PEG ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.98.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.91 by $0.39. MKS had a return on equity of 24.72% and a net margin of 10.15%.The firm had revenue of $1.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.77 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 28.3% compared to the same quarter last year. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that MKS Inc. will post 13.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 25th. MKS's payout ratio is currently 15.95%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on MKSI. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of MKS from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of MKS from $360.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $600.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of MKS from $380.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on MKS from $425.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, MKS presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $382.86.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of MKS stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.01, for a total transaction of $3,020,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 134,776 shares in the company, valued at $40,703,699.76. The trade was a 6.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.96, for a total transaction of $75,288.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 18,845 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,729,341.20. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 10,757 shares of company stock valued at $3,227,146. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.

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