Nomura Holdings Inc. Cuts Stock Position in MKS Inc. $MKSI

15 Dec 2025, 05:55 by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat Gem

Nomura Holdings Inc. trimmed its holdings in MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI – Free Report) by 74.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 102,314 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 297,920 shares during the period. Nomura Holdings Inc.’s holdings in MKS were worth $10,166,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in MKSI. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in shares of MKS by 5.2% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,515,373 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $281,758,000 after purchasing an additional 173,945 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in MKS by 41.8% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,250,085 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $260,494,000 after purchasing an additional 958,607 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in MKS by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,258,108 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $125,025,000 after buying an additional 35,065 shares in the last quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP raised its position in shares of MKS by 18.1% during the second quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 1,227,185 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $121,933,000 after buying an additional 188,240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Channing Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of MKS by 79.3% in the second quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC now owns 991,298 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $98,495,000 after buying an additional 438,338 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.79% of the company’s stock.

MKS Trading Down 6.6%

Shares of MKSI stock opened at $155.77 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $10.46 billion, a PE ratio of 37.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.93. MKS Inc. has a 1 year low of $54.84 and a 1 year high of $170.37. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $146.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $118.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 2.86 and a quick ratio of 1.81.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $988.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $963.87 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.72 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. Research analysts predict that MKS Inc. will post 6.94 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.36%.

Insider Transactions at MKS

In other news, EVP David Philip Henry sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total value of $650,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 15,571 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,024,230. This trade represents a 24.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Jacqueline F. Moloney sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.14, for a total transaction of $36,642.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 11,562 shares in the company, valued at $1,412,182.68. The trade was a 2.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 5,600 shares of company stock worth $734,285. 0.51% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of MKS from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 20th. Citigroup raised their price objective on MKS from $122.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on MKS from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Mizuho set a $175.00 price target on MKS in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of MKS in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Eight 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. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $161.10.

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