MKS Inc.
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MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) is a publicly traded company in the Industrial Applications And Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 21 items for MKSI at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-11-04, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 15 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for MKSI spans 8-K, 10-Q, DEF 14A, PRE 14A.
Recent high-impact activity:
- MKS Beats Q3 Estimates, Guides Q4 Revenue to $1.49B
- MKS Beats Q3 Guidance, Launches $500M Buyback and Cuts Special-Meeting Threshold to 25%
- MKS Posts $4.18 Adjusted EPS for Third Quarter
- $500M Buyback and First $0.25 Quarterly Dividend Announced
- $650M Cash Sale of Ophir Optics Sends MKS Toward Core Semi Focus
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
3.66 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 4,910,795 shares in MKSI as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 3.4% decrease from the prior period — about 3.7 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On November 5, 2026, 24.5% of MKSI volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.