Hsbc Holdings PLC Boosts Holdings in MKS Inc. $MKSI

Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI - Free Report) by 2,274.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 56,935 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 54,537 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned 0.08% of MKS worth $24,984,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in MKSI. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in MKS in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MKS in the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Clearstead Trust LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MKS in the 2nd quarter valued at about $36,000. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of MKS during the second quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in MKS by 47.5% in the second quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 87 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. 99.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

MKS Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MKSI opened at $265.50 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.95 billion, a PE ratio of 42.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 1.98. MKS Inc. has a 1-year low of $107.02 and a 1-year high of $447.62. The business's fifty day moving average price is $308.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $295.81.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.91 by $0.39. The business had revenue of $1.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. MKS had a net margin of 10.15% and a return on equity of 24.72%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 28.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.77 earnings per share. MKS has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.890 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that MKS Inc. will post 13.07 EPS for the current year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on MKSI shares. KeyCorp increased their target price on MKS from $360.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on MKS from $374.00 to $442.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $600.00 target price on shares of MKS in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of MKS from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of MKS from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $382.86.

Insider Buying and Selling at MKS

In related news, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $302.01, for a total transaction of $3,020,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 134,776 shares of the company's stock, valued at $40,703,699.76. The trade was a 6.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP John Williams sold 457 shares of MKS stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.31, for a total value of $131,757.67. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,181,494.38. This trade represents a 10.03% 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. Insiders have sold 10,757 shares of company stock valued at $3,227,146 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

MKS 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.

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