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MKSI·MKS Inc.

$188.17
+11.35 (+6.42%)
High
$198.00
Open
$196.90
Market Cap
11.95B
52W High
$447.62
Low
$175.98
P. Close
$188.17
P/E
27.16
52W Low
$134.74
Fwd P/E
10.04
DailyIQ Est.
$439.27
Inst. Own.
-
Short Interest
7.71%
Days to Cover
3.7
Div. Yield
0.54%
Next Ex-Div
~Nov 24
NewEarnings release, scored · filed Nov 4, 2026tone +8.2 vs prior release · 40 lines scoredSee the breakdown
Technical Score (1D)
95
BULLISH
News Sentiment
68
BULLISH
On Nov 6, MKS Inc. reported third‑quarter 2026 revenue of $1.41 billion, up 43 percent year‑over‑year, and adjusted earnings of $4.18 per share, more than double its guidance, citing robust demand for semiconductor equipment and AI‑related electronics manufacturing. The company projected fourth‑quarter revenue of $1.49 billion and adjusted earnings of $5.00 per share, and announced a $500 million share‑repurchase program. On Nov 5, the company highlighted that its operating margin hit 27.8 percent, the highest in over eight years, driven by a 54 percent jump in semiconductor revenue and a 43 percent rise in electronics and packaging sales. The same day, management noted long‑term order visibility extending through 2028 and a planned $25 million expansion of its Guangzhou manufacturing site to meet growing demand in Greater China and Southeast Asia. Additionally, the company confirmed a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share and reaffirmed its focus on product innovation and market expansion. These developments underscored MKS’s strong liquidity, with $1.6 billion in cash and a net leverage ratio of 2.4×, and its continued growth prospects in AI‑driven semiconductor and packaging markets.
LOW TARGET
$270 +43.5%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$407 +116.3%
7 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$600 +218.9%
13 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$270.00 - $600.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
4/14/2/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$439.27 (+133.4%)
Sector
Technology
Industry
Scientific & Technical Instruments
Exchange
NMS
Country
United States
Website
Symbol
MKSI
Description
MKS Inc. is a global technology provider specializing in essential solutions for the semiconductor, electronics, and industrial sectors. The company's core value lies in its three divisions: Vacuum Solutions, Photonics Solutions, and Material Solutions, which offer a diverse portfolio of technologies. These include critical components for vacuum control, advanced photonics systems, and specialized material processing techniques. MKS Inc. strategically serves a global market, with a strong presence in key manufacturing regions such as the United States, China, and South Korea. Its products are distributed through a multi-channel approach, including direct sales, distributors, and online platforms. Founded in 1961 and headquartered in Massachusetts, MKS Inc. has a long history of providing enabling technologies.
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
73,089.445 shares
$23.2M
Lee John Tseng-ChungPresident & CEO
Option Exercise678.581 shares2026-10-30
Lee John Tseng-ChungPresident & CEO
Option Exercise1,478.864 shares2026-10-30
Lee John Tseng-ChungPresident & CEO
Tax Withholding2,157.445 shares2026-10-30
Lee John Tseng-ChungPresident & CEO
Option Exercise678.581 shares2026-10-30
Lee John Tseng-ChungPresident & CEO
Option Exercise1,478.864 shares2026-10-30
73/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Gross Margin
46.7%
Net Margin
7.5%
Revenue CAGR
11.5%
Current Ratio
2.71x
Debt / Equity
1.55x
Return on Equity
10.8%
Earnings Summary
In the most recent quarter, Q3 2026, MKS reported adjusted earnings per share of $4.18, beating the $3.63 consensus and marking a 14.84% lift over the prior year’s $1.93. Revenue rose to $1.41 billion, up 42% YoY and 4.12% above the $1.36 billion estimate, while GAAP net income reached $236 million and adjusted EBITDA hit $434 million. Compared to Q2 2026, EPS grew from $3.30 to $4.18 and revenue increased from $1.25 billion to $1.41 billion, indicating an acceleration in both profitability and top‑line growth. Over the last four quarters, MKS has consistently beat analyst expectations, with EPS beats in all four periods and revenue growth maintained even as guidance ranges have expanded. Historically, the company has shown a steady YoY revenue trajectory, with each quarter surpassing estimates and maintaining a positive EPS trend, though the most recent quarter’s EPS fell slightly below the $2.50 estimate for Q4 2025, reflecting a modest deceleration in earnings momentum. Recent news highlights the company’s expansion of its Guangzhou manufacturing site with a $25 million investment, adding capacity and jobs to meet strong regional demand for plating equipment, and the announcement of Q4 guidance projecting revenue between $1.45 billion and $1.53 billion and adjusted EPS from $4.62 to $5.38, both above analyst forecasts.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$1.62$2.34$3.07$3.79$4.51Q4'24Q4'25Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$4.00 - -
Q3'26$3.70$4.18+12.9%
Q2'26$2.96$3.30+11.4%
Q4'25$2.50$2.47-1.3%
Q4'24$1.96$2.15+10.0%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$861M$1.0B$1.2B$1.3B$1.5BQ4'24Q4'25Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$1.4B - -
Q3'26$1.4B$1.4B+2.2%
Q2'26$1.2B$1.2B+1.5%
Q4'25$1.0B$1.0B-0.9%
Q4'24 - $935M -

Market Data

MKSI Stock Snapshot

BULLISH95/100
$188.17+$11.35 (6.4%)
Market cap
11.95B
P/E ratio
27.2
Day range
$175.98 – $198.00
News sentiment
68/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$406.93 (+116.3%)
Consensus
Buy · 22 analysts
52-week range+39.7% off low · -58.0% from high
$134.74$447.62
Price $188.17 DailyIQ Est. $439.27

Momentum is working in MKSI's favour - it ranks in the upper part of DailyIQ's momentum universe. Sector peers are worth watching - large caps in Technology tend to move together on rotation.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into MKSI?

RICH

At today's price, MKS Inc. needs to grow free cash flow about 24.3% a year for 3 years, slowing to a long-run rate by year 10, to justify its valuation at a 10.86% cost of capital. Over the last five years its revenue has trended at 6.0% a year, so the market is asking for 18.3 percentage points above its own delivered rate. On that basis MKSI looks priced above what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
24.3%
Growth trend
6.0%
Growth gap
+18.3 pts
Verdict
RICH
Discount rate (WACC)
10.86%
Beta
1.90

Behaviour On Record

What MKSI's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
60.3% 90th pct
Below its peak
-55.2%
vs 200-day average
-28.5%
Up days (1y)
56%

MKS Inc. is currently running 60.3% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against MKSI's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 90th percentile — elevated for this stock, against a typical reading of 38.3%.

MKSI is trading -55.2% below its running peak. Across 13 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -31.9%, and the deepest was -63.9% in 2022. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began, and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -28.5% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 4th percentile — a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year MKSI closed higher on 56% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a rising streak.

On November specifically: over 13 years of records, MKSI finished the month higher 10 of 13 times, with a median return of +1.1% and an average of +6.3%. Its strongest month historically has been January at +7.5% on average, its weakest August at -3.0%.

Overnight risk is measurable too: MKSI has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 345 of 3,268 sessions (10.6% of the time), with the largest gaps running +7.7% and -13.9%.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, MKSI moved an average of 2.4% in the session after earnings, closing higher 2 of those 3 times, with a median move of +1.3% and a largest of -3.9%.

All figures computed from 3,269 daily closes between 2013-11-06 and 2026-11-05, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against MKSI's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of MKSI's sector?

MKS Inc. sits in the Industrials sector, currently ranked 8th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (weakening).

Sector rank
#8 of 12
Sector state
Weakening
Sector rotation score
27

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for MKSI?

CallsPuts

For MKS Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-11-20, 14 days out), open interest is roughly balanced between puts and calls (put/call ratio of 0.96), with at-the-money implied volatility around 76.8%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±14.8% move by that expiry — a range of about $159.58–$214.82.

Put/call ratio (2026-11-20)
0.96
ATM implied volatility
76.8%
Total open interest
2,899
Expected move by 2026-11-20
±14.8% ($159.58–$214.82)

Analyst Consensus Estimates

What do analysts expect MKSI to earn?

Analysts expect MKS Inc. to earn $13.15 per share in the fiscal year ending Dec 2026 and $21.19 in the fiscal year ending Dec 2028, from 4 estimates. These are analyst forecasts, not company guidance, and later years rest on fewer analysts.

Quarter endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Sep 2026$3.65$3.55 to $3.8513$1.36B12
Dec 2026$3.95$3.56 to $4.3813$1.40B12
Mar 2027$3.99$3.73 to $4.215~$1.40B-
Jun 2027$4.29$4.03 to $4.825~$1.50B-
Sep 2027$4.71$4.23 to $5.495~$1.65B-
Fiscal year endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$13.15$12.80 to $13.6113$5.08B14
Dec 2027$17.62$16.22 to $20.0813$6.13B14
Dec 2028$21.19$20.06 to $23.544~$7.42B-

Revenue marked ~ is our calculation from the EPS estimate, not analyst consensus.

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on MKSI?

Morgan Stanley most recently reiterated its rating on MKS Inc. to Overweight on Oct 26, 2026 with a price target of $330 (from $345). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
Morgan Stanley: Overweight
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Oct 26, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedOverweight$345 → $330
Sep 17, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedOverweight$439 → $345
Aug 25, 2026MizuhoMaintainedOutperform$360 → $330
Aug 7, 2026CitigroupMaintainedBuy$425 → $430
Aug 7, 2026JP MorganMaintainedOverweight$365 → $380
Aug 7, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedEqual-Weight$300 → $325
Aug 6, 2026NeedhamMaintainedBuy$360 → $390
Aug 3, 2026Cantor FitzgeraldReiteratedOverweight$600
Jul 24, 2026CitigroupMaintainedBuy$355 → $425
Jul 9, 2026MizuhoMaintainedOutperform$400 → $415
Jul 6, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedOverweight$374 → $442
Jun 30, 2026BMO CapitalInitiatedOutperform$453

Earnings Release, Scored

What did MKS Inc.'s latest earnings release say?

Filed Nov 4, 2026 · SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99

Tone60.2/ 100+8.2 vs prior release
Hedging words0.37per 100 words+0.37 vs prior release
Tone, last 3 releasesScale 47–67

Most important lines

  1. 1

    “Q3 performance exceeded the high end of our guidance ranges for revenue and EPS, and we’re poised for a strong finish to 2026,” said Ram Mayampurath, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

    New this quarter
  2. 2

    Revenue in each of our end markets was at or above the high end of our guidance, led by 54% year-over-year growth in Semiconductor and 43% growth in Electronics & Packaging,” said John T.C. Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer.

  3. 3

    Record revenue of $1,413 million, above the high end of guidance

Peers & ETF holders

MKSI peers & ETF holders

News & sentiment

What is the news saying about MKSI?

MKSI fell 33.1% over the month to Nov 6. News tone held between 28 and 98 from Oct 7 to Oct 23, then dropped to 32 on Oct 26.

Daily close and news tone, Oct 6 to Nov 6
$200$250Oct 6Oct 7: tone 51Oct 8: tone 61Oct 9: tone 28Oct 12: tone 53Oct 13Oct 14: tone 94Oct 15Oct 16: tone 92Oct 19: tone 64Oct 20Oct 21Oct 22Oct 23: tone 98Oct 26: tone 32Oct 27Oct 28: tone 61Oct 29: tone 50Oct 30Nov 2: tone 69Nov 3Nov 4: tone 75Nov 5: tone 77Nov 6: tone 70Oct 6News toneNov 6123
  1. Oct 14 -7.0%same day: Wall Street Analysts Think MKS (MKSI) Could Surge 60.28%: Read This Before Placing a Bet
  2. Oct 22 -8.4%
  3. Nov 5 -9.3%same day: MKS Inc. Q3 2026 Earnings Call Summary

Technical analysis

How strong is MKSI's momentum right now?

On the daily chart MKSI ranks at the 95th percentile for momentum against 1,060 stocks and ETFs, a bullish reading.

Momentum rank by timeframe0 = weakest, 100 = strongest
See what drives the rankThe inputs behind each timeframe's momentum rank, plus RSI, stochastics, Bollinger Bands and moving averages. Free with an account.

Institutional ownership

Are big funds buying or selling MKSI?

94 of the 179 tracked managers added to MKSI in their latest 13F and 79 trimmed. Together they own 342.8% of the company, worth $24.7B. Sculptor Capital and BlackRock alone hold 265.9%.

94adding79trimming6unchanged
Largest holders by stake, latest 13FBar = share of MKSI
  1. $479.7M positionAdded 48.4% last quarter
  2. $3.1B positionAdded 4.3% last quarter
  3. $2.1B positionAdded 25.3% last quarter
  4. $1.6B positionAdded 0.6% last quarter
  5. $1.4B positionAdded 60.9% last quarter
  6. $1.4B positionAdded 1.2% last quarter
  7. $949.4M positionAdded 3.7% last quarter
  8. $888.2M positionAdded 24.0% last quarter
  9. $851.9M positionTrimmed 2.7% last quarter
  10. $686.6M positionTrimmed 0.0% last quarter
Full holdings history

Congressional trading

Is Congress trading MKSI?

2 members of Congress disclosed 6 MKSI trades between Mar 30, 2022 and Oct 31, 2025: 3 buys and 3 sells, about $48.0K in estimated value.

BuysSells202320242025
BuySell$1K–$15K$15K–$50K$50K–$100K$100K–$250K

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How has MKSI done against its peers?

Over the six months to Nov 6, MKSI returned −40.8%. Of the 15 related stocks and ETFs, 13 did better, led by AMD at +6.3%.

Change since May 6, through Nov 6
−100%−50%0%+50%+100%May 6JunJulAugSepOctNov 6AMD +6.3%MKSI −40.8%SOXX −73.0%