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After finishing at $117.50 in the prior trading day, MKS Instruments, Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI) closed at $108.53, down -7.63%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.7 million shares were traded. MKSI stock price reached its highest trading level at $118.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $105.03.
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 8.48 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.73. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.21 and its Current Ratio is at 3.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.07.
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:
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 Dec 10 ’24 when Moloney Jacqueline F sold 300 shares for $114.80 per share. The transaction valued at 34,440 led to the insider holds 9,983 shares of the business.
Moloney Jacqueline F bought 300 shares of MKSI for $34,440 on Dec 10 ’24. On Dec 02 ’24, another insider, Mora Elizabeth, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 275 shares for $113.41 each. As a result, the insider received 31,188 and left with 17,659 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 7303949312 and an Enterprise Value of 12105625600. As of this moment, MKS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 233.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 8.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.416 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.899.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MKSI is 1.66, which has changed by 0.06633997 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23883796 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 $97.54. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.15%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 797.55K shares per day over the past 3-months and 797810 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 67.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 66.92M. Insiders hold about 0.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.79% stake in the company. Shares short for MKSI as of 1735603200 were 3255694 with a Short Ratio of 4.08, compared to 1732838400 on 2067366. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3255694 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 0.007489362The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.75.
