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MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) closed the day trading at $116.25 down -2.11% from the previous closing price of $118.75. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.59 million shares were traded. MKSI stock price reached its highest trading level at $118.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $114.4.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MKSI, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.01. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.31 and its Current Ratio is at 3.58. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.25.
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, Morgan Stanley on August 05, 2024, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $155.
On July 10, 2024, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $160.
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 Aug 16 ’24 when Williams John Edward sold 1,800 shares for $118.71 per share. The transaction valued at 213,678 led to the insider holds 13 shares of the business.
Williams John Edward bought 1,800 shares of MKSI for $213,678 on Aug 16 ’24. On Aug 01 ’24, another insider, Moloney Jacqueline F, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 250 shares for $123.46 each. As a result, the insider received 30,865 and left with 10,533 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 7990397440 and an Enterprise Value of 12092182528. As of this moment, MKS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 907.49, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.48. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 35.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.378 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.028.
Stock Price History:
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 -7.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.59%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MKSI traded about 972.93K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MKSI traded about 665530 shares per day. A total of 67.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 66.91M. Insiders hold about 0.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.13% stake in the company. Shares short for MKSI as of 1723680000 were 2589343 with a Short Ratio of 2.66, compared to 1721001600 on 3066480. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2589343 and a Short% of Float of 4.9799999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
MKSI’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.88, up from 0.88 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0074105263The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.75.
