Insider Cluster (1 insider) ·Filed Mar 2, 2026

MKSI

MKS INC
NEUTRAL
Impact 4/10
Horizondays Processed6mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1.1M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

Monitor for additional insider transactions or corporate developments; while this sale is not material in size, continued selling could signal reduced confidence.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
MKSI ▲ +37.28% at T+60d
NEUTRAL call ✓ call won +37.28% · α vs SPY +27.95% · entry $243.38 → $334.11
Entry anchored
Feb 27, 03:59 PM ET
via exchange tick
T+1d
-4.48%
call -4.48% · α -3.56%
$232.48
settled 7mo ago
T+5d
-10.37%
call -10.37% · α -9.16%
$218.15
settled 7mo ago
T+20d
-13.88%
call -13.88% · α -5.95%
$209.59
settled 6mo ago
T+60d
+37.28%
call +37.28% · α +27.95%
$334.11
settled 4mo ago

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Executive Summary

An executive at MKSI — EVP & GM of VSD — sold over $1 million in shares through open-market transactions in the past week. This is part of a broader trend of insider selling, with $7.2 million in sales over the last 30 days.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.0M
Insiders
1

Key Facts

  • Eric Robert Taranto, EVP & GM of VSD at MKSI, sold 4,567.879 shares at $220.522 per share.
  • Total transaction value: $1,007,317.813 in open-market sale (Form 4, transaction code 'S').
  • This sale is part of a larger cluster of insider selling — $7.2 million in total over the past 30 days.
  • The transaction represents approximately 0.007% of MKSI's $14.1B market cap — below the 0.1% threshold for materiality.

Financial Impact

$1.007M in open-market sales by one C-suite executive

insider ownershipmarket sentiment

Risk Factors

  • Perception risk from sustained insider selling, even if individual trades are small.
  • Potential misinterpretation of routine portfolio diversification as negative sentiment.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq

Investment Themes

Industrials & Manufacturing

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CONTEXT: Insider Cluster Data (1 trades, 7d window)cluster-MKSI-1773072115855
20 reports for MKSI
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TypeNow
Sep 1, 2026
4w ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$246.44 $265.36▲ +7.68%▲ +7.36%$282.86 (+14.78%)
Jul 13, 2026
11w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$352.03 $290.59▼ −17.45%▼ −20.64%$282.86 (−19.65%)
Jun 8, 2026
16w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$312.09 $368.06▲ +17.93%▲ +16.30%$282.86 (−9.37%)
Jun 2, 2026
17w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$329.66 $411.05▲ +24.69%▲ +26.51%$282.86 (−14.20%)
Jun 2, 2026
17w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$329.66 $411.05▲ +24.69%▲ +26.51%$282.86 (−14.20%)
May 28, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$323.41 $410.31▲ +26.87%▲ +29.56%$282.86 (−12.54%)
May 28, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$323.41 $410.31▲ +26.87%▲ +29.56%$282.86 (−12.54%)
May 26, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$332.43 $389.17▲ +17.07%▲ +19.33%$282.86 (−14.91%)
May 26, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$332.43 $389.17▲ +17.07%▲ +19.33%$282.86 (−14.91%)
May 19, 2026
19w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$293.92 $366.31▲ +24.63%▲ +22.37%$282.86 (−3.76%)
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Report published Mar 9, 2026