Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. MKS Inc shares valued at $98,035 were sold by Schreiner James Alan on Jul 07 ’25. At $102.44 per share, Schreiner James Alan sold 957 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 22,692 shares worth approximately $2.4 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Henry David Philip sold 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 210,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $105.00 each, the insider now holds 20,571 shares.
Before that, Schreiner James Alan had added 957 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $98,035, the Officer bought MKS Inc shares for $102.44 each.
As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on May 20, 2025, MKS Inc [MKSI] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $110. Analysts at Citigroup upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 13, 2024, JP Morgan has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for MKSI. Earlier on September 16, 2024, Citigroup downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for MKSI stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing MKSI Stock Performance
On last trading session,, MKS Inc [NASDAQ: MKSI] rose 1.20% to $105.78. The stock’s lowest price that day was $103.39, but it reached a high of $106.0699 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.02%. Over the course of the year, MKS Inc shares have dropped approximately -21.10%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $125.33 on 01/22/25 and a 52-week low of $54.84 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for MKS Inc (MKSI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 104.09, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 102.40. In the upper region, resistance lies at 106.77. The next price resistance is at 107.76. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 69.83 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is MKS Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of MKS Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.16 million shares to 4.07 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 4.23 million shares. A decline of -3.94% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.53 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.53.
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In terms of MKS Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 135 in the next 12 months, up nearly 29.15% from the previous closing price of $104.53. Analysts anticipate MKS Inc stock to reach 230 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 80. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked MKS Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 10, 2024, Cantor Fitzgerald assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $140.
