MKS Inc. (MKSI)Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Andover, United States | NasdaqGS
278.59 USD
+8.70
(3.224%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 279.50 +0.91 (0.327%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:40 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:26 p.m. EDT
MKS Inc. (MKSI) presents a mixed opportunity. Short-term, the recent price movement shows a potential for a bounce, but the high volatility and mixed options activity suggest caution. Long-term, the stock's fundamentals are strong with positive earnings growth and a solid revenue base, making it a good candidate for long-term holding. However, the dividend yield is low, which may not appeal to income-focused investors. Overall, it's a stock with potential for growth but requires careful consideration of market conditions and personal investment goals. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.062011 |
| AutoETS | 0.063650 |
| AutoTheta | 0.116151 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.225737 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 63% |
| H-stat | 1.75 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.569 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.68 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-02-22 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-22 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 164.693 |
| Revenue per Share | 58.41 |
| Market Cap | 18,755,151,872 |
| Trailing P/E | 63.75 |
| Forward P/E | 22.93 |
| Beta | 1.90 |
| Profit Margins | 7.50% |
| Previous Name | MKS Instruments, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.mks.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 1:26 p.m. EDT: Options activity suggests a mixed sentiment. The ATM IV is relatively high, indicating some uncertainty or expectation of price movement. Call options are showing significant OI at strikes around 260-270, which could imply a bullish bias or a potential for a price increase. However, put options are also showing notable OI at lower strikes, suggesting some bearish sentiment or a defensive stance. The presence of IV spikes at certain strikes indicates potential for volatility. Overall, the options market is signaling a cautious outlook with both bullish and bearish positioning.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.10% | 0.71% | 0.80% | 0.78% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | 0.250 | 0.098538 |
| 2025-11-24 | 0.220 | 0.146857 |
| 2025-08-25 | 0.220 | 0.207634 |
| 2025-05-27 | 0.220 | 0.252729 |
| 2025-02-24 | 0.220 | 0.221815 |
| 2024-11-25 | 0.220 | 0.190632 |
| 2024-08-26 | 0.220 | 0.188601 |
| 2024-05-24 | 0.220 | 0.170136 |
| 2024-02-23 | 0.220 | 0.186018 |
| 2023-11-24 | 0.220 | 0.285374 |
| 2023-08-25 | 0.220 | 0.236864 |
| 2023-05-26 | 0.220 | 0.226014 |
| 2023-02-24 | 0.220 | 0.246255 |
| 2022-11-25 | 0.220 | 0.278620 |
| 2022-08-05 | 0.220 | 0.187748 |
| 2022-05-26 | 0.220 | 0.190019 |
| 2022-02-25 | 0.220 | 0.150313 |
| 2021-11-26 | 0.220 | 0.146865 |
| 2021-08-27 | 0.220 | 0.151713 |
| 2021-05-27 | 0.220 | 0.122161 |
| 2021-02-19 | 0.200 | 0.122002 |
| 2020-11-20 | 0.200 | 0.157228 |
| 2020-08-21 | 0.200 | 0.171978 |
| 2020-05-21 | 0.200 | 0.209187 |
| 2020-02-21 | 0.200 | 0.186730 |
| 2019-11-22 | 0.200 | 0.204248 |
| 2019-08-23 | 0.200 | 0.279527 |
| 2019-05-23 | 0.200 | 0.284022 |
| 2019-02-22 | 0.200 | 0.249582 |
| 2018-11-23 | 0.200 | 0.289989 |
| 2018-08-24 | 0.200 | 0.230666 |
| 2018-05-24 | 0.200 | 0.187286 |
| 2018-02-23 | 0.180 | 0.169979 |
| 2017-11-24 | 0.180 | 0.181867 |
| 2017-08-24 | 0.175 | 0.233688 |
| 2017-05-24 | 0.175 | 0.234496 |
| 2017-02-23 | 0.175 | 0.279008 |
| 2016-11-23 | 0.170 | 0.317768 |
| 2016-08-25 | 0.170 | 0.379277 |
| 2016-05-25 | 0.170 | 0.467051 |
| 2016-02-25 | 0.170 | 0.564120 |
| 2015-11-25 | 0.170 | 0.506794 |
| 2015-08-27 | 0.170 | 0.561690 |
| 2015-05-28 | 0.170 | 0.497022 |
| 2015-02-26 | 0.165 | 0.509556 |
| 2014-11-26 | 0.165 | 0.499397 |
| 2014-08-28 | 0.165 | 0.548141 |
| 2014-05-29 | 0.165 | 0.641729 |
| 2014-02-27 | 0.160 | 0.602291 |
| 2013-11-27 | 0.160 | 0.612656 |
| 2013-08-28 | 0.160 | 0.728856 |
| 2013-05-30 | 0.160 | 0.651691 |
| 2013-02-27 | 0.160 | 0.685276 |
| 2012-11-28 | 0.160 | 0.778010 |
| 2012-08-29 | 0.160 | 0.690165 |
| 2012-05-30 | 0.150 | 0.675706 |
| 2012-02-28 | 0.150 | 0.580613 |
| 2011-11-29 | 0.150 | 0.721176 |
| 2011-08-30 | 0.150 | 0.761285 |
| 2011-05-27 | 0.150 | 0.705131 |
| 2011-02-25 | 0.150 | 0.614437 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 3.4735622 |
| Address1 | 2 Tech Drive |
| All Time High | 281.77 |
| All Time Low | 8.41 |
| Ask | 297.0 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 935,640 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,502,990 |
| Average Volume | 1,502,990 |
| Average Volume10Days | 935,640 |
| Beta | 1.896 |
| Bid | 255.03 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 40.461 |
| City | Andover |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 278.59 |
| Current Ratio | 2.708 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 281.77 |
| Day Low | 275.0 |
| Debt To Equity | 164.693 |
| Display Name | MKS |
| Dividend Date | 1,772,755,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.0 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.36 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.184 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.176 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 897,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.22819 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 25.126 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 5.733 |
| Enterprise Value | 22,537,719,808 |
| Eps Current Year | 9.94614 |
| Eps Forward | 12.15003 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.37 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,771,804,800 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 241.2074 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 37.3826 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.15498115 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 347.35623 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 281.77 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.1799927 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.011285775 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 58.85 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 219.73999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 3.7338996 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 58.85 - 281.77 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 922,804,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 0.77 |
| Float Shares | 66,803,845 |
| Forward Eps | 12.15003 |
| Forward P E | 22.929161 |
| Free Cashflow | 535,124,992 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 10,200 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.46730998 |
| Gross Profits | 1,836,999,936 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00562 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0666001 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 67,321,698 |
| Industry | Scientific & Technical Instruments |
| Industry Disp | Scientific & Technical Instruments |
| Industry Key | scientific-technical-instruments |
| Ir Website | http://investor.mksinst.com/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,771,804,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.25 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | MKS Inc. provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, and internationally. The company operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments. Its VSD segment provides foundational technology solutions, including pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, electronic control technology, reactive gas generation and delivery, power generation and delivery, and fiber optic temperature and position sensing. The PSD segment offers range of solutions, which include lasers, photonics, optics, precision motion control, and vibration control. Its MSD segment develops, process, and manufactures technologies comprising advanced surface modification, electroless and electrolytic plating, and surface finishing for chemistry, equipment, and services markets, as well as high-technology applications. In addition, the company sells its products and services through direct sales, network of independent distributors, and sales representatives, as well as websites, including product catalogs. MKS Inc. was formerly known as MKS Instruments, Inc. and changed its name to MKS Inc. in May 2025. The company was incorporated in 1961 and is based in Andover, Massachusetts. |
| Long Name | MKS Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 18,755,151,872 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_398351 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-16 |
| Net Income To Common | 295,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 18,163,394,120 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 12 |
| Open | 277.54 |
| Operating Cashflow | 645,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.1423 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.2014 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.32 |
| Phone | 978 645 5500 |
| Post Market Change | 0.91000366 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.3266462 |
| Post Market Price | 279.5 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,465,624 |
| Prev Name | MKS Instruments, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 269.89 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 28.00986 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 6.885396 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.771089 |
| Profit Margins | 0.075040005 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.43 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.75 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 8.69998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.22353 |
| Regular Market Day High | 281.77 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 275.0 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 275.0 - 281.77 |
| Regular Market Open | 277.54 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 269.89 |
| Regular Market Price | 278.59 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 936,454 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03976 |
| Return On Equity | 0.11704001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.106 |
| Revenue Per Share | 58.41 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 67,321,698 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0556 |
| Shares Short | 3,742,623 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,842,559 |
| Short Name | MKS Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.063200004 |
| Short Ratio | 3.26 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MA |
| Symbol | MKSI |
| Target High Price | 320.0 |
| Target Low Price | 200.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 292.08334 |
| Target Median Price | 300.0 |
| Total Cash | 675,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 10.037 |
| Total Debt | 4,478,000,128 |
| Total Revenue | 3,931,000,064 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.88 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0032605873 |
| Trailing Eps | 4.37 |
| Trailing P E | 63.750572 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 164.6461 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 113.94389 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.6920534 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 936,454 |
| Website | https://www.mks.com |
| Zip | 1,810 |