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The price of MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) closed at $109.72 in the last session, up 1.43% from day before closing price of $108.17. In other words, the price has increased by $1.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.68 million shares were traded. MKSI stock price reached its highest trading level at $111.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $107.56.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MKSI’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.99. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.01 and its Current Ratio is at 3.18. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.98.
On December 20, 2022, KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Sector Weight but kept the price unchanged to $100.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 01 ’24 when Mora Elizabeth sold 250 shares for $133.00 per share. The transaction valued at 33,250 led to the insider holds 16,862 shares of the business.
Burke Kathleen Flaherty sold 7,411 shares of MKSI for $910,738 on Mar 01 ’24. The EVP, GC & Secretary now owns 42,999 shares after completing the transaction at $122.89 per share. On Mar 01 ’24, another insider, Moloney Jacqueline F, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 250 shares for $122.89 each. As a result, the insider received 30,722 and left with 9,161 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 7357329408 and an Enterprise Value of 11402383360. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.148 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.325.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MKSI has reached a high of $135.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $63.44. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.75%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MKSI traded on average about 630.70K shares per day over the past 3-months and 653000 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 66.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 66.72M. Insiders hold about 0.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.15% stake in the company. Shares short for MKSI as of 1711584000 were 2316107 with a Short Ratio of 3.67, compared to 1709164800 on 2170775. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2316107 and a Short% of Float of 4.4799999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MKSI is 0.88, which was 0.88 in the trailing 12 months. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.77.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for MKS Instruments, Inc. (MKSI) is a result of the insights provided by Motorola Solutions, Inc. analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $95.58, with high estimates of $134.32 and low estimates of $109.72.
