MKSI

MKS INC

Nasdaq · Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control · Inc. MA · CIK 0001049502
$355.69 +3.00% $24.0B
Insider Selling Cluster (8 insiders)24 New Institutional Positions26 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$24.0B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (85%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$9.6B
Inst. Activity24 buys / 26 sells
Insider Activity0B / 27S
Insider Net $-$27.7M
SEC Reports18
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control·Inc. MA·CIK 0001049502·Prev Close $345.32

Recent Activity

Jun 8, 2026 SEC
Three MKSI insiders sold a total of $2.75M in open-market transactions over a one-week window, including the EVP of Glob
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Jun 8, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: MKSI — 60.8% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 318,763 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 524,648 | Short Ratio: 60.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool
Jun 5, 2026 Insider
McCarthy Michelle M sold 2,434 shares
SVP & Chief Accounting Officer @ $315.23 ($767.3K)
Jun 2, 2026 SEC
Four MKSI insiders sold a total of $2.82M in open-market transactions over a 7-day window, with the largest sale ($1.89M
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
Jun 2, 2026 SEC
Three directors and one EVP sold a total of ~$1.76M in open-market sales over a 7-day window. The sales are moderate in
CLUSTER — Impact 4/10
Jun 1, 2026 Insider
Henry David Philip sold 6,000 shares
EVP, Global Str Mktg & GM, MSD @ $314.43 ($1.9M)
Jun 1, 2026 Insider
Mora Elizabeth sold 300 shares
Director @ $318.02 ($95.4K)
Inst.
Capital International Investors — TRIM
1,968,770 shares ($452.4M)

Price Targets

$359.92 +1.2% upside Hold
Current $355.69 Low $265.00 Median $369.50 High $400.00 12 analysts
$265.00 $400.00

Analyst Ratings

Strong Buy85% buy · 20 analysts
4Strong Buy
13Buy
2Hold
1Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 18, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
May 8, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
May 8, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
May 8, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
May 8, 2026 Keybanc MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $2.95 ▲ +24.3% $2.90 — $3.09 67% YoY 12
Next Q $3.15 ▲ +19.8% $2.95 — $3.38 63% YoY 12
Current FY $11.70 ▲ +17.6% $11.06 — $12.36 48% YoY 12
Next FY $14.95 ▲ +23.0% $13.50 — $17.01 28% YoY 11

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$1.5B
Invesco Ltd.$855.2M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$847.0M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$692.7M
STATE STREET CORP$472.9M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 5, 2026McCarthy MichelleSELL$767.3K
Jun 1, 2026Henry DavidSELL$1.9M
Jun 1, 2026Mora ElizabethSELL$95.4K
May 27, 2026Donahue JosephSELL$688.7K
May 27, 2026COLELLA GERALDSELL$153.3K
50 institutional holders with $9.6B total value (41,750,569 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, Invesco, VANGUARD. Net selling activity: 26 institutions trimmed/exited vs 24 added.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.6,641,730$1.5B16.0%
2Invesco Ltd.3,721,459$855.2M8.9%
3VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC3,685,493$847.0M8.9%
4VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC3,014,201$692.7M7.2%
5STATE STREET CORP2,057,732$472.9M4.9%
6Capital International Investors1,968,770$452.4M4.7%TRIM -39.2%
7FMR LLC1,933,843$444.4M4.6%TRIM -39.5%
8WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP1,833,137$421.3M4.4%TRIM -28.2%
9Point72 Asset Management, L.P.1,610,331$370.1M3.9%DOUBLED +157.3%
10Neuberger Berman Group LLC1,433,529$329.4M3.4%
11Capital World Investors1,277,200$293.5M3.1%NEW
12CITADEL ADVISORS LLC947,032$217.6M2.3%
13VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC878,758$201.9M2.1%TRIM -65.7%
14CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC866,647$199.2M2.1%
15DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP835,345$191.9M2.0%TRIM -25.2%
16MORGAN STANLEY515,063$118.4M1.2%
17FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC475,893$109.4M1.1%TRIM -54.3%
18BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/463,709$106.6M1.1%
19SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP460,300$105.8M1.1%
20VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO417,114$95.9M1.0%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
Capital International InvestorsTRIM3,239,2301,968,770-39.2%$452.4M2026-Q1
FMR LLCTRIM3,198,3351,933,843-39.5%$444.4M2026-Q1
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPTRIM2,552,0211,833,137-28.2%$421.3M2026-Q1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.DOUBLED625,7991,610,331+157.3%$370.1M2026-Q1
Capital World InvestorsNEW1,277,200$293.5M2026-Q1
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCTRIM2,562,399878,758-65.7%$201.9M2026-Q1
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPTRIM1,117,487835,345-25.2%$191.9M2026-Q1
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INCTRIM1,041,725475,893-54.3%$109.4M2026-Q1
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LPTRIM616,605403,670-34.5%$92.8M2026-Q1
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THETRIM606,214400,319-34.0%$92.0M2026-Q1
TREMBLANT CAPITAL GROUPNEW329,786$75.8M2026-Q1
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ABTRIM599,842326,308-45.6%$71.5M2026-Q1
NOMURA HOLDINGS INCTRIM364,033269,356-26.0%$61.9M2026-Q1
AmundiADD140,223254,748+81.7%$58.5M2026-Q1
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCNEW166,066$38.2M2026-Q1
FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLCTRIM550,735161,250-70.7%$37.1M2026-Q1
LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L PTRIM184,233127,131-31.0%$29.2M2026-Q1
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/TRIM164,794117,132-28.9%$26.9M2026-Q1
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.DOUBLED530107,304+20146.0%$24.7M2026-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW103,603$23.8M2026-Q1
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCTRIM142,49599,188-30.4%$22.8M2026-Q1
MARSHALL WACE, LLPNEW98,690$22.7M2026-Q1
SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLCTRIM156,60597,814-37.5%$22.5M2026-Q1
Polar Capital Holdings PlcTRIM143,49872,211-49.7%$16.6M2026-Q1
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LPNEW60,098$13.8M2026-Q1
15 unique insiders with 46 transactions. Net insider value: -$27.7M ($0.00 bought, $27.7M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 5, 2026McCarthy Michelle MSVP & Chief Accounting OfficerSELL2,434$315.23$767.3K
Jun 1, 2026Henry David PhilipEVP, Global Str Mktg & GM, MSDSELL6,000$314.43$1.9M
Jun 1, 2026Mora ElizabethDirectorSELL300$318.02$95.4K
May 27, 2026Donahue Joseph BDirectorSELL2,100$327.95$688.7K
May 27, 2026COLELLA GERALD GDirectorSELL464$330.38$153.3K
May 26, 2026Henry David PhilipEVP, Global Str Mktg & GM, MSDSELL2,500$330.50$826.3K
May 22, 2026Lee John Tseng-ChungPresident & CEOSELL10,000$315.48$3.2M
May 22, 2026Mayampurath RamakumarEVP & CFOSELL8,810$315.48$2.8M
May 18, 2026CANNONE PETER IIIDirectorSELL1,350$303.40$409.6K
May 14, 2026Moloney Jacqueline FDirectorSELL1,000$312.20$312.2K
May 13, 2026Moloney Jacqueline FDirectorSELL1,400$318.99$446.6K
May 11, 2026COLELLA GERALD GDirectorAWARD781.959
May 11, 2026Batra RajDirectorAWARD781.959
May 11, 2026CANNONE PETER IIIDirectorAWARD781.959
May 11, 2026Donahue Joseph BDirectorAWARD781.959
May 11, 2026Burke Kathleen FlahertyEVP, GC & SecretarySELL4,355$319.94$1.4M
May 11, 2026Mora ElizabethDirectorAWARD781.959
May 11, 2026JABRE WISSAM GDirectorAWARD781.959
May 11, 2026Moloney Jacqueline FDirectorAWARD781.959
May 11, 2026Taranto Eric RobertEVP & GM, VSDSELL2,848.522$319.93$911.3K
Apr 17, 2026Williams John EdwardEVP & GM, PSDEXERCISE1,740.714
Apr 17, 2026Williams John EdwardEVP & GM, PSDTAX W/H825.969$269.89$222.9K
Apr 15, 2026McCarthy Michelle MSVP & Chief Accounting OfficerEXERCISE968
Apr 15, 2026McCarthy Michelle MSVP & Chief Accounting OfficerTAX W/H1,375.451$274.15$377.1K
Apr 15, 2026McCarthy Michelle MSVP & Chief Accounting OfficerAWARD1,672.862
Mar 12, 2026Moloney Jacqueline FDirectorSELL340.107$213.77$72.7K
Mar 6, 2026Taranto Eric RobertEVP & GM, VSDSELL4,567.879$220.52$1.0M
Mar 2, 2026Mora ElizabethDirectorSELL300$239.44$71.8K
Feb 24, 2026Schreiner James AlanEVP & COOSELL4,100$255.00$1.0M
Feb 24, 2026COLELLA GERALD GDirectorSELL10,000$253.97$2.5M
Feb 20, 2026McCarthy Michelle MVP & Chief Accounting OfficerSELL650$249.57$162.2K
Feb 20, 2026CANNONE PETER IIIDirectorSELL1,250$258.06$322.6K
Feb 20, 2026COLELLA GERALD GDirectorSELL10,000$252.90$2.5M
Feb 20, 2026Moloney Jacqueline FDirectorSELL829$247.55$205.2K
Feb 20, 2026Williams John EdwardEVP & GM, PSDSELL2,042.625$256.41$523.7K
Feb 20, 2026Taranto Eric RobertEVP & GM, VSDSELL1,452.73$247.55$359.6K
Feb 20, 2026Henry David PhilipEVP, Global Str Mktg & GM, MSDSELL2,000$261.56$523.1K
Feb 20, 2026Lee John Tseng-ChungPresident & CEOSELL13,310$256.05$3.4M
Feb 20, 2026Burke Kathleen FlahertyEVP, GC & SecretarySELL4,254$250.00$1.1M
Feb 8, 2026Lee John Tseng-ChungPresident & CEOAWARD50,971.84
Feb 8, 2026Williams John EdwardEVP & GM, PSDAWARD2,973.357
Feb 8, 2026Taranto Eric RobertEVP & GM, VSDAWARD3,504.314
Feb 8, 2026Schreiner James AlanEVP & COOAWARD5,226.759
Feb 8, 2026Henry David PhilipEVP, Global Str Mktg & GM, MSDAWARD5,521.949
Feb 8, 2026Mayampurath RamakumarEVP & CFOAWARD8,877.596
Feb 8, 2026Burke Kathleen FlahertyEVP, GC & SecretaryAWARD7,008.628
18 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 0 bullish, 1 bearish, 0 mixed, 17 neutral. Avg impact: 3.2/10.
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10
Three MKSI insiders sold a total of $2.75M in open-market transactions over a one-week window, inclu
Jun 8, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Four MKSI insiders sold a total of $2.82M in open-market transactions over a 7-day window, with the
Jun 2, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 4/10
Three directors and one EVP sold a total of ~$1.76M in open-market sales over a 7-day window. The sa
Jun 2, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10
Five MKSI insiders sold $7.60M in open-market shares over a 7-day window, including the CEO ($3.15M)
May 28, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
CEO, CFO, and two other executives sold a total of $6.9M in open-market sales over a 6-day window—th
May 28, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Three MKSI insiders, including the CEO and CFO, sold a combined $6.34M in open-market sales over a 7
May 26, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Two MKSI insiders, including the CEO, sold a combined $3.56M in open-market sales over a 7-day windo
May 26, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Four MKSI insiders (EVP & GM, EVP/GC, and two directors) sold $3.03M in open-market sales over a wee
May 19, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Three MKSI insiders sold shares totaling $2.62M over one week following strong Q1 earnings. The sale
May 15, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Three MKSI insiders sold a total of $2.75M in open-market sales within a week of the company reporti
May 14, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Two MKSI executives (EVP/GC and EVP/GM) sold a combined $2.3M in open-market sales on May 11, 2026,
May 12, 2026
NEUTRAL PRESS-RELEASE 3/10
MKS Inc. announced a future earnings release date for Q1 2026, with no financial results reported in
Apr 13, 2026
NEUTRAL 8-K 3/10
Kathleen F. Burke, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of MKS Inc., notified th
Apr 6, 2026
NEUTRAL DEFA14A 4/10
MKS Inc. has filed a definitive proxy statement for its 2026 annual meeting, where shareholders will
Mar 31, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Director Jacqueline Moloney sold 340 shares of MKSI in the open market for $72,705. This single tran
Mar 13, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 4/10
An executive at MKSI — EVP & GM of VSD — sold over $1 million in shares through open-market transact
Mar 9, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10
Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of MKSI in an open-market transaction, generating proceeds of $71,832
Mar 3, 2026
BEARISH CLUSTER 6/10
Two executives at MKS Instruments (MKSI) sold shares in the past week, including COO James Alan Schr
Feb 25, 2026

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Strong Buy (85% buy). Based on 20 analysts: 4 strong buy, 13 buy, 2 hold, 1 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$359.92 mean target +1.2% upside Hold (1.75)
$265.00 Low $400.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$355.69
Target Low$265.00
Target Mean$359.92
Target Median$369.50
Target High$400.00
# Analysts12
RecommendationHold (1.75)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$2.95 $2.90 $3.09 66.8% +24.3% 12↑ 0↓ $1.2B 23.9% 12
Next Q
2026-09-30
$3.15 $2.95 $3.38 63.4% +19.8% 11↑ 0↓ $1.2B 25.7% 12
Current FY
2026-12-31
$11.70 $11.06 $12.36 48.5% +17.6% 12↑ 0↓ $4.8B 22.2% 12
Next FY
2027-12-31
$14.95 $13.50 $17.01 27.8% +23.0% 11↑ 0↓ $5.5B 15.1% 11

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$2.952
7d ago$2.952
30d ago$2.375+0.577
60d ago$2.367+0.585
90d ago$2.356+0.596
12 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 18, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
May 8, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 8, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
May 8, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 8, 2026 Keybanc MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
May 7, 2026 Needham MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 22, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Mar 20, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 19, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 19, 2026 Goldman Sachs MAINTAIN Sell Sell
Feb 19, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Feb 19, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Feb 19, 2026 Deutsche Bank MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 19, 2026 Needham MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 22, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 22, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 22, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jan 22, 2026 Needham MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 22, 2026 B of A Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 20, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 16, 2026 Keybanc MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 15, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jan 13, 2026 Needham MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 13, 2026 B of A Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Dec 17, 2025 Mizuho MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 202641321085%
May 1, 202641321085%
Apr 1, 202641321085%
Mar 1, 202641321085%
Feb 1, 202641421086%
Jan 1, 202641421086%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

No Reddit sentiment data available yet. Sentiment is analyzed from Reddit investment communities on a rolling basis.

Jun 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKSI — 60.8% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 318,763 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 524,648 | Short Ratio: 60.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKSI — 59.4% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 304,661 | Exempt: 32 | TRF Vol: 513,009 | Short Ratio: 59.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 25, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MKSI — 1.4M shares, 39,787 trades
Week starting 2026-05-25. Total ATS volume: 1,376,409 shares across 39,787 trades.
May 19, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKSI — 69.4% short (0.5M / 0.7M)
Short: 474,128 | Exempt: 427 | TRF Vol: 683,652 | Short Ratio: 69.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKSI — 75.9% short (0.6M / 0.7M)
Short: 554,578 | Exempt: 176 | TRF Vol: 731,123 | Short Ratio: 75.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MKSI — 1.7M shares, 46,221 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 1,698,160 shares across 46,221 trades.
May 15, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKSI — 65.2% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 419,830 | Exempt: 44 | TRF Vol: 644,236 | Short Ratio: 65.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 14, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKSI — 82.7% short (0.5M / 0.6M)
Short: 466,839 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 564,236 | Short Ratio: 82.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 12, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKSI — 59.4% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 382,653 | Exempt: 4,289 | TRF Vol: 644,246 | Short Ratio: 59.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKSI — 56.8% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 306,772 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 540,330 | Short Ratio: 56.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
short_interest
FTD: MKSI — 5,213 shares ($1.6M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260511, Price: $313.21, FTD Value: $1,632,763.73, MKS INC. COMMON STOCK
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: MKSI — 1.8M shares, 51,220 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 1,821,162 shares across 51,220 trades.
May 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: MKSI — 56.4% short (0.4M / 0.8M)
Short: 424,004 | Exempt: 3 | TRF Vol: 751,859 | Short Ratio: 56.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 6, 2026
earnings
MKS Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
<p>ANDOVER, Mass., May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MKS Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, to
May 6, 2026
earnings_calendar
MKSI Q1 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-05-06