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In the latest session, MKS Instruments, Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI) closed at $80.27 up 0.15% from its previous closing price of $80.15. In other words, the price has increased by $0.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.15 million shares were traded. MKSI stock price reached its highest trading level at $80.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $77.65.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of MKS Instruments, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.36. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.04 and its Current Ratio is at 3.19. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.02.
On December 13, 2024, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $145.
Citigroup Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on September 16, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $145 to $120.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 03 ’25 when Mora Elizabeth sold 275 shares for $92.46 per share. The transaction valued at 25,426 led to the insider holds 17,384 shares of the business.
Moloney Jacqueline F sold 300 shares of MKSI for $27,738 on Mar 03 ’25. The Director now owns 9,683 shares after completing the transaction at $92.46 per share. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Moloney Jacqueline F, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 300 shares for $92.46 each.
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 5408399872 and an Enterprise Value of 9474399232. As of this moment, MKS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.19. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.642 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.94.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MKSI is 1.81, which has changed by -0.39482808 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08089435 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 $76.37. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.37%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MKSI has traded an average of 1.07M shares per day and 1152800 over the past ten days. A total of 67.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 67.02M. Insiders hold about 0.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.94% stake in the company. Shares short for MKSI as of 1741910400 were 3111189 with a Short Ratio of 2.91, compared to 1739491200 on 3263108. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3111189 and a Short% of Float of 5.9799999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MKSI is 0.88, from 0.88 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010979413The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.76.
