Nordea Investment Management AB Cuts Stock Position in MKS Inc. $MKSI

Nordea Investment Management AB cut its holdings in shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) by 5.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,596,444 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 97,506 shares during the quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB owned approximately 2.38% of MKS worth $195,852,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in shares of MKS by 3.6% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 267,421 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $21,434,000 after purchasing an additional 9,170 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in MKS by 63.9% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 952 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $95,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its holdings in MKS by 265.5% during the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 837 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $83,000 after buying an additional 608 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital purchased a new stake in MKS during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $280,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new stake in shares of MKS during the second quarter valued at approximately $991,000. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

MKS Stock Up 4.0%

NASDAQ MKSI opened at $193.28 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64. MKS Inc. has a 52 week low of $54.84 and a 52 week high of $193.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.91, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.92. The company has a fifty day moving average of $159.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $130.68.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.13. MKS had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 20.80%. The firm had revenue of $988.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $963.87 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.72 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. On average, analysts predict that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. MKS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.36%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of MKS from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of MKS in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. KeyCorp increased their price target on MKS from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Mizuho set a $215.00 target price on MKS in a research report on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $151.00 price target on shares of MKS in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, MKS currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.55.

Insider Buying and Selling at MKS

In other MKS news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.81, for a total value of $47,643.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 18,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,011,514.03. The trade was a 1.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.51% 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.