Cantor Fitzgerald Predicts MKS Instruments FY2026 Earnings

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) – Equities researchers at Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of MKS Instruments in a research note issued on Monday, June 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst M. Prisco expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $9.82 per share for the year. Cantor Fitzgerald has a “Overweight” rating and a $140.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for MKS Instruments’ current full-year earnings is $6.94 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Benchmark cut their price objective on shares of MKS Instruments from $142.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of MKS Instruments from $93.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of MKS Instruments from $128.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of MKS Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lowered their target price on shares of MKS Instruments from $145.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, MKS Instruments presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $132.64.

MKS Instruments Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MKSI opened at $93.75 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.84. The company has a quick ratio of 2.04, a current ratio of 3.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93. MKS Instruments has a 52 week low of $54.84 and a 52 week high of $147.40.

MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $936.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $913.59 million. MKS Instruments had a net margin of 5.30% and a return on equity of 18.94%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.18 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MKSI. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in MKS Instruments by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,601 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $272,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Equitable Trust Co. lifted its stake in MKS Instruments by 32.0% in the fourth quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 6,645 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $694,000 after acquiring an additional 1,610 shares during the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System lifted its stake in MKS Instruments by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 18,700 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,952,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in MKS Instruments by 3,258.2% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 39,123 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $4,148,000 after purchasing an additional 37,958 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of MKS Instruments by 424.1% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 414 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

MKS Instruments Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 27th were paid a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 27th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.94%. MKS Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.27%.

MKS Instruments Company Profile

MKS Instruments, Inc provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments.