Mizuho Markets Americas LLC Boosts Stock Position in MKS Inc. $MKSI

Mizuho Markets Americas LLC raised its holdings in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 2.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 304,831 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 6,725 shares during the quarter. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC’s holdings in MKS were worth $37,729,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. purchased a new position in shares of MKS during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new stake in shares of MKS during the second quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC purchased a new stake in MKS in the third quarter worth $49,000. Steph & Co. bought a new position in MKS in the second quarter worth $42,000. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in MKS during the second quarter valued at $46,000. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on MKSI. Benchmark upped their target price on shares of MKS from $135.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of MKS from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of MKS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 3rd. Mizuho set a $215.00 price target on MKS in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MKS in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $189.18.

MKS Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MKSI opened at $203.99 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $13.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.51, a PEG ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.92. MKS Inc. has a twelve month low of $54.84 and a twelve month high of $211.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64. The company has a 50 day moving average of $162.88 and a 200 day moving average of $132.75.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.13. MKS had a return on equity of 20.80% and a net margin of 7.25%.The business had revenue of $988.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $963.87 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.72 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.36%.

Insider Transactions at MKS

In other news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.81, for a total transaction of $47,643.00. Following the sale, the director owned 18,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,011,514.03. This trade represents a 1.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

MKS Company Profile

MKS Instruments, Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI) designs, manufactures and markets technology solutions that enable advanced processes in a variety of high‐technology and industrial markets. The company’s core offerings include vacuum and gas delivery systems, pressure and flow measurement instruments, optical metrology tools, photonics subsystems and critical components for manufacturing processes. These products support the precise control and monitoring needs of semiconductor, industrial manufacturing, life and health sciences, and research applications.

The company’s product portfolio features mass flow controllers, pressure transducers, vacuum gauges, gas purity monitors, laser-based metrology systems and photonic devices such as lasers and detectors.