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MKS (MKSI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$247.34 -8.90 (-3.47%)
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Key Stats

Today's Range
$243.72
$252.09
50-Day Range
$255.76
$445.50
52-Week Range
$97.50
$447.62
Volume
594,614 shs
Average Volume
1.39 million shs
Market Capitalization
$16.73 billion
P/E Ratio
39.58
Dividend Yield
0.40%
Price Target
$382.86
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. MKS Instruments supplies both standalone instruments and fully integrated subsystems, enabling equipment makers and end‐users to achieve tighter process control, higher yields and faster cycle times. Its solutions are engineered for applications ranging from wafer fabrication and flat‐panel display production to analytical instrumentation and general industrial automation.

MKS Instruments operates globally, with principal offices and manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and the Asia‐Pacific region. The company was founded in 1961 and has expanded its technological capabilities through ongoing research and development investments, strategic partnerships and complementary acquisitions. MKS’s leadership team continues to emphasize product innovation, customer collaboration and service support to address the evolving requirements of its end markets and drive long‐term growth.

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MKS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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MKSI MarketRank™: 

MKS scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 16th out of 603 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    MKS has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.81, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 12 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    MKS has a consensus price target of $382.86, representing about 53.7% upside from its current price of $249.09.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    MKS has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about MKS's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for MKS are expected to grow by 32.90% in the coming year, from $13.07 to $17.37 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of MKS is 39.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.27.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of MKS is 39.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 75.22.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    MKS has a PEG Ratio of 0.54. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    MKS has a P/B Ratio of 6.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about MKS's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.16% of the float of MKS has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    MKS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in MKS has recently decreased by 4.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    MKS has a dividend yield of 0.39%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    MKS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of MKS is 15.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, MKS will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.76% next year. This indicates that MKS will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about MKS's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    MKS has a news sentiment score of 1.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.90 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 35 news articles for MKS this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    9 people have searched for MKSI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    11 people have added MKS to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,000% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, MKS insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,919,127.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.57% of the stock of MKS is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    99.79% of the stock of MKS is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about MKS's insider trading history.
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MKSI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

MKS's stock was trading at $159.80 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, MKSI stock has increased by 55.9% and is now trading at $249.09.

MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.91 by $0.39. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 28.3% on a year-over-year basis.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of MKS: Photon Control Inc., Electro Scientific Industries, Newport Corporation, Precisive, Brooks Automation - Granville-Phillips, Alter Power Systems, Plasmart, and more.

MKS's top institutional shareholders include California State Teachers Retirement System (51.36%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.77%), Madison Asset Management LLC (0.47%) and TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (0.43%). Insiders that own company stock include John Tseng-Chung Lee, Gerard G Colella, Kathleen Flaherty Burke, Gerald G Colella, Elizabeth Mora, David Philip Henry, Eric Robert Taranto, Joseph B Donahue, Jacqueline F Moloney, Peter Cannone III, John Edward Williams, Michelle M Mccarthy, Seth H Bagshaw and Ramakumar Mayampurath.
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Shares of MKSI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MKS investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), PayPal (PYPL) and Applied Materials (AMAT).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/12 Dividend
6/03/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/12 Dividend
6/03/2026
Dividend Payable
6/12/2026
Last Earnings
8/05/2026
Record date for 9/3 Dividend
8/25/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend
8/25/2026
Today
9/01/2026
Dividend Payable
9/03/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Sub-Industry
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:MKSI
CIK
1049502
Employees
10,300
Year Founded
1961

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$600.00
Low Price Target
$180.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+54.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.81
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.27
Trailing P/E Ratio
39.65
Forward P/E Ratio
19.02
P/E Growth
0.54
Net Income
$295 million
Net Margins
10.15%
Pretax Margin
11.23%
Return on Equity
24.72%
Return on Assets
7.80%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.85
Current Ratio
1.14
Quick Ratio
0.72

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.93 billion
Price / Sales
4.28
Cash Flow
$13.07 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.02
Book Value
$40.48 per share
Price / Book
6.14

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
67,620,000
Free Float
67,233,000
Market Cap
$16.81 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.98

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This page (NASDAQ:MKSI) was last updated on 9/1/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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