MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) Updates Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.270- for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.280. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.0 billion-$1.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $994.1 million.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $151.00 price target on shares of MKS in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Mizuho set a $215.00 price objective on shares of MKS in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on MKS from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $175.00 price objective on MKS and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price objective on MKS from $180.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Nine 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 MarketBeat, MKS currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $198.27.

MKS Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MKSI traded up $10.07 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $220.73. 1,942,571 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 731,273. The stock has a market cap of $14.83 billion, a PE ratio of 53.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.92. The business’s fifty day moving average is $166.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $134.80. The company has a current ratio of 2.86, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64. MKS has a one year low of $54.84 and a one year high of $221.07.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $988.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $963.87 million. MKS had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 20.80%. The business’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.72 earnings per share. MKS has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.930-2.610 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that MKS 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th were issued a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. MKS’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.36%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Elizabeth Mora sold 300 shares of MKS stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.81, for a total value of $47,643.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 18,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,011,514.03. The trade was a 1.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of MKS

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in shares of MKS in the third quarter worth $37,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in MKS by 1,734.8% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 422 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 399 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of MKS by 26.6% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 533 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in MKS by 65.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of MKS by 63.4% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 838 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares during the period. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.