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After finishing at $144.60 in the prior trading day, MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) closed at $132.58, down -8.31%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.66 million shares were traded. MKSI stock price reached its highest trading level at $141.445 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $132.22.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MKSI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.64. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.34 and its Current Ratio is at 3.69. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.02.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BofA Securities on July 10, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $160.
The Benchmark Company Upgraded its Hold to Buy on March 01, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $125.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 03 ’24 when Mora Elizabeth sold 275 shares for $129.41 per share. The transaction valued at 35,588 led to the insider holds 18,209 shares of the business.
Mora Elizabeth sold 250 shares of MKSI for $33,250 on Apr 01 ’24. The Director now owns 16,862 shares after completing the transaction at $133.00 per share. On Mar 01 ’24, another insider, Burke Kathleen Flaherty, who serves as the EVP, GC & Secretary of the company, sold 7,411 shares for $122.89 each. As a result, the insider received 910,738 and left with 42,999 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MKSI now has a Market Capitalization of 9721760768 and an Enterprise Value of 13043919872. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.529 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.789.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MKSI is 1.66, which has changed by 0.2861855 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23228896 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MKSI has reached a high of $147.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $63.44. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.38%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 917.59K shares per day over the past 3-months and 908060 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 66.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 66.82M. Insiders hold about 0.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.16% stake in the company. Shares short for MKSI as of 1719532800 were 3245835 with a Short Ratio of 3.54, compared to 1717113600 on 3398331. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3245835 and a Short% of Float of 6.260000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MKSI’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.88, compared to 0.88 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0060857534The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.76.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of MKS Instruments, Inc. (MKSI) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 8.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.On average, analysts expect EPS of $1.07 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.17 and a low estimate of $0.91, while EPS last year was $1.32. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.33, with high estimates of $1.5 and low estimates of $1.23.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.6 and $4.87 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.16. EPS for the following year is $7.47, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $8.23 and $6.58.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $866.38M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $882M to a low estimate of $860M. As of the current estimate, MKS Instruments, Inc.’s year-ago sales were $983.49MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $893.21M. There is a high estimate of $914.06M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $874M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MKSI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.65B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.5B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.56B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.62BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.97B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.19B and the low estimate is $3.8B.
