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In the latest session, MKS Instruments, Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI) closed at $97.24 up 1.25% from its previous closing price of $96.04. In other words, the price has increased by $1.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.76 million shares were traded.
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 9.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.36. 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 Feb 18 ’25 when COLELLA GERARD G sold 8,000 shares for $104.53 per share. The transaction valued at 836,224 led to the insider holds 60,017 shares of the business.
COLELLA GERARD G bought 8,000 shares of MKSI for $836,225 on Feb 18 ’25. On Dec 10 ’24, another insider, Moloney Jacqueline F, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 300 shares for $114.80 each. As a result, the insider received 34,440 and left with 9,983 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, MKS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.82.
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 $95.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.96%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 67.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 66.87M. Insiders hold about 0.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.30% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 12.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.69, with high estimates of $1.97 and low estimates of $1.53.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.98 and $6.61 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.05. EPS for the following year is $8.74, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $10.03 and $8.0.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 11 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $913.59M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $930M to a low estimate of $909.87M. As of the current estimate, MKS Instruments, Inc’s year-ago sales were $868MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $938.11M. There is a high estimate of $966M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $920.3M.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MKSI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.91B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.74B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.81B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.59BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.13B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.33B and the low estimate is $3.95B.
