Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. MKS Inc shares valued at $47,643 were sold by Mora Elizabeth on Dec 02 ’25. At $158.81 per share, Mora Elizabeth sold 300 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 18,963 shares worth approximately $4.23 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Mora Elizabeth purchased 300 shares, netting a total of over 47,643 in proceeds.
Before that, Schreiner James Alan had sold 711 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $98,601, the EVP & COO traded MKS Inc shares for $138.68 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 711 shares, worth approximately $5.03 million.
As published in a research note from TD Cowen on January 22, 2026, MKS Inc [MKSI] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $230. Analysts at Needham resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of July 10, 2025, Goldman has initiated its “Sell” rating for MKSI. Earlier on May 20, 2025, Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for MKSI stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing MKSI Stock Performance
On last trading session, MKS Inc [NASDAQ: MKSI] rose 1.03% to $223.0. The stock’s lowest price that day was $216.92, but it reached a high of $233.11 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 17.18%. Over the course of the year, MKS Inc shares have jumped approximately 82.43%.
Is MKS Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of MKS Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 49149.0 shares to 2.95 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 2.9 million shares. A jump of 1.66% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.56 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.56.
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In terms of MKS Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 215 in the next 12 months, down nearly -2.6% from the previous closing price of $220.73. Analysts anticipate MKS Inc stock to reach 265 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 151. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked MKS Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On January 06, 2025, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $130.
