MKS Instruments Inc (MKSI) — the peer cohort

As of 2026-10-16 — scores re-bake nightly. Cohort = shared Closelooknet index membership first, then sector. Diary readings, not advice.

MKS Instruments Inc ranks 16 of 16 in its cohort on the Closelooknet composite (43/100) — the cohort is led by Micron Technology Inc at 73/100.

Name	Composite	Momentum	Quality	Valuation	Signal	Off 52w high
MKSI MKS Instruments Inc	43	14	52	42	bear	48.9%
MU Micron Technology Inc	73	71	95	61	info	25.8%
SNDK Sandisk Corp	70	59	94	50	info	40.8%
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	69	65	86	66	info	13.4%
000660.KS SK Hynix Inc	68	33	93	79	watch	57.4%
005930.KS Samsung Electronics Co Ltd	67	41	73	80	bull	42.5%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation	65	68	94	35	info	10.7%
APH Amphenol Corporation	62	67	72	33	info	9.4%
ASML ASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares	62	59	87	26	info	17.1%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc	61	77	52	20	bull	14.6%
DELL Dell Technologies Inc	60	83	53	42	bear	20.5%
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.	59	59	75	6	bull	39.5%
NDSN Nordson Corporation	59	79	68	34	bull	3%
IFCN.SW Inficon Holding	57	79	67	27	bear	12.6%
CGNX Cognex Corporation	56	43	61	22	bear	24.8%
OXIG.L Oxford Instruments PLC	56	47	55	42	bear	18.3%

Scores are relative readings across the Closelooknet coverage universe — methodology in the company-scoring explainer. Signal lights come from the nightly signal board.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-16

Quick answers

Who are MKS Instruments Inc's peers in the Closelooknet universe?

The cohort is drawn from shared Closelooknet index membership first, then sector: Micron Technology Inc (MU), Sandisk Corp (SNDK), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), SK Hynix Inc (000660.KS), Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Amphenol Corporation (APH), ASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares (ASML) and others.

How does MKSI score against its peers?

MKS Instruments Inc's composite reads 43/100, ranking 16 of 16 in its cohort as of 2026-10-16; the cohort's highest composite is Micron Technology Inc at 73/100. Closelooknet scores are research diary readings, not ratings or advice.

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where MKSI appears in the diary — 2 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Dailies

The counter-test gets paid — CoreWeave +16% overnight as Seoul melts up into CPIMorning 10 · 12 Aug 2026The scanner's clustered support tests (Horiba 6856 and Teradyne green-flagged; FMX, MKSI, Lasertec 6920 amber) resolve on the same whistle.
Step One: Trimming the Infra-AI SideDaily Pulse · 27 Jun 2026We opened KLIC and MKSI in AI Build-Out — selective adds in the equipment and process-control layer, the part of the build-out we still want exposure to even as we trim the crowded large-caps.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

same Closelooknet index seat first, then Scientific & Technical Instruments. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.