FY2026 Earnings Estimate for MKS Issued By Cantor Fitzgerald

Key Points

• Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimate for MKS Inc. to $9.70, down from $9.82, while maintaining an "Overweight" rating and a $120 price target.
• MKS recently reported a quarterly earnings per share of $1.77, surpassing expectations, with revenues of $973 million, marking a year-over-year increase of 9.7%.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22, set to be paid on September 5th, with a current dividend yield of 0.9% and a payout ratio of 22.34%.

MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of MKS in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, August 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst M. Prisco now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $9.70 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $9.82. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a "Overweight" rating and a $120.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for MKS's current full-year earnings is $6.94 per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on MKSI. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of MKS from $100.00 to $112.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of MKS from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of MKS from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of MKS in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of MKS in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "sell" rating and a $90.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, MKS currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $119.80.

MKS Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of MKS stock traded up $0.40 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $104.76. The company had a trading volume of 494,014 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,198,072. The company's 50-day moving average is $98.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.29. MKS has a twelve month low of $54.84 and a twelve month high of $125.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 2.99 and a quick ratio of 1.88. The company has a market cap of $7.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.86.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.16. MKS had a net margin of 7.11% and a return on equity of 20.65%. The firm had revenue of $973.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $931.05 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.53 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MKS

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MKSI. Globeflex Capital L P boosted its holdings in shares of MKS by 14.7% during the second quarter. Globeflex Capital L P now owns 32,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $3,264,000 after acquiring an additional 4,213 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its position in MKS by 2.6% in the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 31,382 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $3,118,000 after acquiring an additional 790 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in MKS in the second quarter worth about $956,000. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC raised its position in MKS by 146.4% in the second quarter. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC now owns 912,380 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $90,654,000 after acquiring an additional 542,094 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AXA S.A. raised its holdings in MKS by 22.8% during the 2nd quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 29,253 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $2,907,000 after buying an additional 5,430 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.79% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP David Philip Henry sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total transaction of $210,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 20,571 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,159,955. This trade represents a 8.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jacqueline F. Moloney sold 300 shares of MKS stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.10, for a total transaction of $27,630.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 11,862 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,092,490.20. This represents a 2.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.57% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 25th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. MKS's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.34%.

MKS Company Profile

MKS Instruments, Inc provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments.