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MKS Inc.

$MKSI·$21B·Hardware, Equipment & Parts·Technology
$256.24+0.2%YTD+94.9%1Y+151.3%
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2026-08-22: 1 posts280%
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MKMKSI
$MKSIMKS Inc.
$256.24+0.19%28 posts0%
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $MKSI, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-21

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Semi-process tools compounder up ~2x on the year — CEO just cashed $3M and the multiple is stretched.

MKS Instruments makes the process-control equipment that fabs and OLED lines need — vacuum control, gas delivery, plasma etch subsystems, laser optics. It's a picks-and-shovels play on the semiconductor cycle plus advanced packaging, and the Atotech acquisition (chemistry for electronics manufacturing) gives it a leverage kicker.

  • Q2 revenue grew 15% year-on-year to $1.25B, and EPS came in at $3.30 vs $2.91 consensus — the fourth straight beat, so guidance is well below where the business is landing.
  • Stock is +95% year-to-date and +184% over 12 months — a huge move driven by semi-cycle re-acceleration plus multiple expansion, so the base case now requires both to keep going.
  • Trades at ~62x trailing earnings on a still-recovering baseline; forward 2027 EPS ~$15.36 gets you to ~18x, which is where the sober case does the math — a normal semi-tools multiple after the numbers catch up.
  • On Aug 14 board member John Tseng-Chung Lee sold $3.02M — a real single-director sale at $302 that lines up with a name sitting mid-range after a 2x move, not yet a cluster.

What restarts the move upward is Nov 4 Q3 confirming semi-tools bookings staying strong alongside Atotech margin expansion — the two engines of the story. What sustains the cooling is a single-quarter bookings pause or an Atotech customer wobble, which at these expectations would be enough to squeeze the multiple back toward 40x forward without much drama.

What to watch: Nov 4 Q3 earnings — semi-tools bookings and Atotech margin trajectory. Watch for additional insider selling clustered with the Aug 14 window.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes gas flow, power delivery, and analytical instruments for semiconductor manufacturing and life sciences applications.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Hardware, Equipment & Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $MKSI.

Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology

AI server infrastructure buildout drives compute shipment volumes; Dell and HPE are riding the same hyperscaler capex wave that lifted NVDA. Non-AI commercial refresh remains soft, so the bull case is concentrated in AI infrastructure exposure.

What this means for $MKSI

Direct beneficiary — semiconductor products are directly in the AI capex supply chain; MKS Inc.

Top industry ETF

$SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF
+75.7%YTD
+110.5%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
62.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
7.2%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
14.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
5.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
12.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
43.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.6Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$3.30$2.91+13.4%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$2.30$2.04+12.7%
Q4 2025Feb 17, 2026$2.47$2.46+0.4%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$1.93$1.85+4.3%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $3.59

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$1.1B+15.2%41.2%16.0%$1.25$28.0M
Q4 FY25$1.0B+10.6%40.5%15.0%$1.60$91.0M
Q3 FY25$988.0M+10.3%46.7%14.0%$1.10$146.0M
Q2 FY25$973.0M+9.7%46.6%13.9%$0.92$136.0M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 10 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$4.8B$4.7B – $4.9B$11.76$11.24 – $11.9910
FY27$5.6B$5.2B – $5.9B$15.36$13.79 – $17.369
FY28$6.0B$6.0B – $6.0B$17.32$16.37 – $18.335

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.45%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-21.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+0.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 67.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β2.005-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 14Lee John Tseng-chungCEO10.0K sh$3.0MSellAug 3Williams John EdwardEVP & GM, PSD457 sh$132KSellJun 12Schreiner James AlanCOO3.5K sh$1.2MSellJun 10Schreiner James AlanCOO781 sh$248KSellJun 5Michelle M MccarthySVP & Chief Accounting Officer2.4K sh$767KSellJun 1Henry David PhilipEVP, Global Str Mktg & GM, MSD6.0K sh$1.9MSellJun 1Elizabeth MoraDirector300 sh$95KSellMay 27Joseph B DonahueDirector2.1K sh$689KSellMay 27Gerald G ColellaDirector20.0K sh$6.7MSellMay 26Henry David PhilipEVP, Global Str Mktg & GM, MSD2.5K sh$826K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 43
AI summary

A new insider filed a Form 3 with the SEC, disclosing initial beneficial ownership of MKSI securities. This filing is required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act within 10 days of becoming a reporting person (officer, director, or 10%+ holder). The filing reports 4 shares of common stock. Form 3 filings establish a baseline ownership record for subsequent Form 4 (changes) and Form 5 (annual) filings, providing transparency into insider positions at MKSI.

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 128-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

MKSI disclosed a personnel change (8-K Item 5.02, dated 2026-05-12). An executive departure and a new appointment are both reported. Personnel changes are generally administrative; materiality depends on seniority and circumstances.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 68-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

MKSI disclosed a personnel change (8-K Item 5.02, dated 2026-04-06). An executive departure and a new appointment are both reported. President, General Counsel. Personnel changes are generally administrative; materiality depends on seniority and circumstances.

+ 16 other (6 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

4,545 Shares in MKS Inc. $MKSI Bought by Archer Investment Corpdefenseworld.net·3d agoEarnings Estimates Moving Higher for MKS (MKSI): Time to Buy?zacks.com·5d agoWall Street Analysts Think MKS (MKSI) Could Surge 49.8%: Read This Before Placing a Betzacks.com·5d agoMKS CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee Sells 10,000 Shares for $3 Millionfool.com·7d agoMKS Inc. Earns 2026 Zhen Ding Technology Group Distinguished Contribution Awards for Service Excellence and Technology Innovationglobenewswire.com·15d ago

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