MKS InstrumentsMKSI
Market Cap: $7.26B
About: MKS Instruments Inc is engaged in providing instruments, subsystems, and process control systems used to measure, monitor, deliver, and control parameters of manufacturing processes. The company's product portfolio includes instruments, components, and systems required in manufacturing products such as flat panel displays, medical devices, and electronic materials, among others used in industrial technologies, semiconductors, life and health sciences, and research and defense markets. The company organizes itself into three reportable business segments: Vacuum Solutions, Photonics Solutions, and Materials Solutions. The Vacuum Solutions segment contributes the majority of the company's revenue, and the majority of its revenue is earned in the United States.
Employees: 10,200
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
854% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $242M | Put options by funds: $25.3M
187% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 30
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q1] → 6 (+1) [Q2]
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 338 [Q1] → 394 (+56) [Q2]
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 136 | Existing positions reduced: 121
0.77% more ownership
Funds ownership: 102.03% [Q1] → 102.8% (+0.77%) [Q2]
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.09B [Q1] → $9.03B (-$61.7M) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
11 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
11 analyst ratings
Citigroup Atif Malik 63% 1-year accuracy 26 / 41 met price target | 11%upside $120 | Neutral Downgraded | 16 Sept 2024 |
Cantor Fitzgerald Matthew Prisco 100% 1-year accuracy 2 / 2 met price target | 30%upside $140 | Overweight Initiated | 10 Sept 2024 |
Deutsche Bank Melissa Weathers 0% 1-year accuracy 0 / 5 met price target | 11%upside $120 | Hold Maintained | 9 Aug 2024 |
Benchmark Mark Miller 44% 1-year accuracy 16 / 36 met price target | 31%upside $142 | Buy Reiterated | 9 Aug 2024 |
Wells Fargo Joseph Quatrochi 45% 1-year accuracy 5 / 11 met price target | 11%upside $120 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 9 Aug 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about MKSI published over the past 30 days