MKSIMKS Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−29% vs 200-day).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 10). Price is −29% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Down 16% since the previous count, up from 7.3% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How MKSI is trading
MKS Inc. is +43% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 27 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +16%
- vs 200-day average
- −29%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 10
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- 56%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-23
- $196.60
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
- −24%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +16%
- +43%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
- +43%
- vs 50-day average$257.61
- −24%
- 52-week high
- $445.01
- 52-week low
- $133.98
- Annualised volatility
- 61%
- Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
- $7.3M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +23% |
| 2025 | +54% |
| 2024 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | +23% |
| 2022 | −51% |
| 2021 | +16% |
| 2020 | +38% |
| 2019 | +72% |
| 2018 | −31% |
| 2017 | +60% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 8 of 10 | +12% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.35% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.46% |
| Apr | 10 | 3 of 10 | −0.91% |
| May | 10 | 9 of 10 | +6.7% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.4% |
| Jul | 11 | 6 of 11 | +1.0% |
| Aug | 11 | 2 of 11 | −4.1% |
| Sep | 11 | 6 of 11 | −0.13% |
| Oct | 11 | 4 of 11 | −1.7% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +8.8% |
| Dec | 10 | 8 of 10 | +3.2% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Where the price stands
Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.
What it has returned
With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.
Scientific & Technical Instruments
Ranks #8 of 11 by RyuScore