MKSI — MKS Instruments Inc

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Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates MKSI Bullish with a Setup Score of 0, net conviction 37, actionability 0. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score0
Directional BiasBullish
Net Conviction37
Actionability0 (no mans land)

Key signals behind this score

About MKS Instruments Inc

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. Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$264.50
Market Cap$17.61B
Float67.2M
Shares Outstanding67.6M
P/E (Forward)10.36
P/E (TTM)41.40
Price/Sales (TTM)4.05
vs. Analyst Target+55.3% to analyst PT
Profit Margin10.10%
Operating Margin (TTM)20.59%
Revenue (TTM)$4.35B
Earnings Growth (YoY)162.00%
Dividend Rate1.0%
Analyst Target Price$410.86 (14 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $2.33B $350M $1.05B $551M
2021 $2.95B $551M $1.38B $794M
2022 $3.55B $333M $1.55B $832M
2023 $3.62B -$1.84B $1.64B -$1.55B
2024 $3.59B $190M $1.71B $870M
2025 $3.93B $295M $1.59B $860M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Sep 2025 $988M $74.0M
Dec 2025 $1.03B $107M
Mar 2026 $1.08B $84.0M
Jun 2026 $1.25B $175M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership0.5%
Institutional Ownership107.1%
Short Float9.3%
% of All Funds Holding8.74%
Number of Funds Holding769

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$273.48Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$280.00Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$196.53Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$140.89Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$284.60Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$198.00Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$153.04Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$408.00 resistance 1.13x 2 months ago
$165.00 support 1.13x 8 months ago
$100.00 support 1.27x 12 months ago
$72.00 support 1.10x 16 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (110 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.69% 0.66% 59.09% 14.00% -17.66%
1 Day 0.58% 0.57% 56.36% 15.69% -23.29%
1 Week 1.75% 1.08% 60.00% 22.73% -23.90%
2 Weeks 1.56% 0.46% 52.73% 39.38% -32.88%
1 Month 2.88% 1.14% 54.13% 57.24% -29.15%

Next earnings: November 4, 2026 (24 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan4.8%51.9%27
Feb2.2%55.6%27
Mar3.0%59.3%27
Apr0.4%42.9%28
May4.2%71.4%28
Jun0.7%53.6%28
Jul-0.3%50.0%28
Aug-2.8%28.6%28
Sep-2.9%39.3%28
Oct3.2%59.3%27
Nov4.3%66.7%27
Dec5.8%81.5%27

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday 0.08% 49.7% 1299
Tuesday 0.05% 48.9% 1420
Wednesday 0.17% 51.9% 1421
Thursday 0.15% 51.8% 1394
Friday 0.02% 48.1% 1387

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 107.1%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 0.5%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings33
Net Value-$29.0M
Net Shares Change-151,749
% of Float-0.2%
C-Suite Filings20
Clusters Detected3

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Lee John Tseng-Chung President & CEO -$7.7M 1 1 sell
Schreiner James Alan EVP & COO -$2.3M 2 2 sell
Taranto Eric Robert EVP & GM, VSD -$1.9M 2 2 sell
Henry David Philip EVP, Global Str Mktg & GM, MSD -$1.9M 1 1 sell
Burke Kathleen Flaherty EVP, GC & Secretary -$1.4M 1 1 sell
Donahue Joseph B -$688,703.4 1 1 sell
Moloney Jacqueline F -$446,586 1 1 sell
CANNONE PETER III -$409,590.135 1 1 sell

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2026-02-23 – 2026-03-09 12 11 -$18.3M 8 C-suite
2026-05-12 – 2026-05-26 7 6 -$9.4M 4 C-suite
2026-05-27 – 2026-06-08 6 5 -$10.9M 3 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-06-16 Schreiner James Alan EVP & COO -$1.2M Transaction at $345.82, now -23.5%
2026-06-02 Henry David Philip EVP, Global Str Mktg & GM, MSD -$1.9M Transaction at $314.43, now -15.9%
2026-05-12 Taranto Eric Robert EVP & GM, VSD -$911,327.643 Transaction at $319.93, now -17.3%
2026-05-12 Burke Kathleen Flaherty EVP, GC & Secretary -$1.4M Transaction at $319.94, now -17.3%
2026-05-28 Donahue Joseph B -$688,703.4 Transaction at $327.95, now -19.3%
2026-05-19 CANNONE PETER III -$409,590.135 Transaction at $303.40, now -12.8%

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AI Consult Analysis

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