TickerTalks
Browse all tickers →
TickerTalks›$MKSI
MKMKSI

MKS Inc.

$MKSI·$26B·Hardware, Equipment & Parts·Technology
$443.56+6.6%YTD+152.8%1Y+318.7%
Mentions · last 7 days
2026-06-23: 8 posts2026-06-24: 3 posts2026-06-25: 14 posts2026-06-26: 3 posts2026-06-27: 345 posts2026-06-28: 3 posts2026-06-29: 6 posts382+1075%
Price updated 2m ago·X counts updated 20h ago
MKMKSI
$MKSIMKS Inc.
$443.56+6.63%382 posts+1075%
AI analysisFundamentalsVoices on X
Loading…

AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

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.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-06-30

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

MKS Inc. is up 153% YTD as a semicap-equipment cycle play — the 15% revenue growth is real but the chart has run very far without bundle sentiment data.

MKS Inc. is the semicap-equipment supplier of vacuum, lasers, optics, and chemicals to semiconductor and advanced industrial manufacturing customers. The stock has run extraordinarily on the AI-capex cycle as the semicap-equipment cohort gets re-priced.

What's behind the move:

  • The fundamentals support some of the move: Q1 revenue was $1.08B, up 15% YoY, with gross margin 44%, operating margin 15%, and FCF yield 2% — genuine semicap-equipment growth, particularly on the laser and vacuum-tool exposure that lithography and packaging customers are increasing.
  • The cohort positioning is structural: alongside UCTT, ICHR, VECO, KLAC, MKSI has been one of the relative-strength leaders as the AI-capex cycle re-rates the equipment ecosystem — an industry-level breakout, and MKSI's diversified product mix gives it less single-customer concentration risk than some peers.
  • But the multiple has fully discounted the cycle: PE 62x and 5x sales is rich, and at 98% of the 52-week range and +94% above the 200-day, the chart is extended even on a strong fundamental backdrop.
  • Insider sells are mounting: $4.2M of officer selling in this filing window — not catastrophic in absolute terms, but at this kind of extension, insider liquidity events are the standard 'we don't expect more upside without a print' signal.
  • Bundle has no X sentiment, so this read is from fundamentals plus the chart — the absence of social-media interest is actually consistent with how cross-industry semicap names typically trade.

The Q2 print on Aug 5 is the next forced read. The bull case: a clean print with revenue growth above 18% plus operating margin step toward 17% extends the move toward $450. The break: any commentary about a memory-cycle pause or specific customer-order softness, and the multiple compresses fast from a 98th-percentile starting point.

What to watch: Q2 earnings Aug 5 — revenue growth above 18%, operating margin step toward 17%, AI-capex order book commentary, and any customer-concentration update. A clean print extends toward $450; memory-cycle pause or single-customer softness compresses the multiple fast from 98th-percentile.

On the calendar: 2026-08-05 — Q2 earnings

no sentiment data

Read the AI verdict + X sentiment for $MKSI

  • One-line verdict on what's driving the move — fundamentals, momentum, both, or an event
  • Next dated catalyst when there is one (earnings, deal closing, activist clock)
  • X crowd read with bullish/bearish call + post volume
Free, forever. No credit card.

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 infrastructure supply chain bottleneck has shifted from chip silicon to rack assembly, power delivery, and optical connectivity — FN's precision optical assembly growth and CLS's hyperscaler server contract wins confirm the value-add layer is moving up the stack. This is a multi-quarter structural shift as rack power density requirements outpace existing supply chain capacity.

What this means for $MKSI

Direct beneficiary — MKS Instruments' gas flow and power delivery instruments for semiconductor manufacturing are directly tied to AI chip fab capacity expansion and the leading-edge supply chain.

Top industry ETF

$SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF
+99.1%YTD
+157.4%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
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%
Q2 2025Aug 6, 2025$1.77$1.61+9.9%
Next earningsWed, Aug 5·consensus EPS $2.92

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 9 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$4.8B$4.7B – $4.9B$11.70$11.22 – $11.979
FY27$5.5B$5.3B – $5.7B$14.95$13.57 – $16.498
FY28$6.0B$6.0B – $6.0B$16.82$16.03 – $17.585

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.1.7×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.98%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.+32.5%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.+94.1%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 today3.1% 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

SellJun 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$826KSellMay 22Ramakumar MayampurathCFO8.8K sh$2.8MSellMay 22Lee John Tseng-chungCEO10.0K sh$3.2M
1–10 of 29
+ 15 other (9 awards · 3 exempts · 3 inkinds) in window

See when $MKSI insiders are putting their own money in

  • Real-time open-market buys and sells from Form 4 filings
  • Cluster-buy detection when multiple insiders pile in at once
  • 30 / 60 / 180-day windows so you can spot building conviction
Free, forever. No credit card.

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.

8-KMaterial agreementFeb 58-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KPress release / Reg FDJan 218-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 17 other (6 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

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

MKS Inc (MKSI) Shares Fall 5.3% -- GF Value Says Still Overvaluedgurufocus.com·4d agoMKS (MKSI) Soars 7.5%: Is Further Upside Left in the Stock?zacks.com·4d agoMKS Expanding Manufacturing Capability to Enable Next Wave of AI Build-Outglobenewswire.com·5d agoMKS Celebrates Opening of Supercenter Factory in Malaysia, Strengthening Semiconductor Manufacturing Capabilitiesglobenewswire.com·8d agoWhy Semiconductor Equipment Suppliers Are Crushing Their Customers in 2026247wallst.com·13d ago

In themes

Explore the broader themes this ticker is being talked about under.

Quantum ComputingRobotics & HumanoidsSemiconductor OnshoringAI Photonics & Co-Packaged Optics

More in Hardware, Equipment & Parts

Peers in the same group — one click to compare setups, fundamentals, and chatter.

$SNDK$GLW$INFQ$PENG$SLNH$FLEX$COHR$SATL
Voices on X · top 1 · last 7 days

TickerTalks is a research tool, not financial advice. We surface social-attention data; we do not make stock recommendations. Past attention is not predictive of future price movements.

PrivacyTermsSupport