A share price of MKS Instruments, Inc. [MKSI] is currently trading at $130.05, down -1.90%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The MKSI shares have gain 3.53% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.78%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 28, February 2024, MKS Instruments Receives 2023 Outstanding Service Award from MFLEX. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, MKS Instruments, Inc. (Nasdaq: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that transform our world, recently received the 2023 Outstanding Service Award from MFLEX, a global leader in flexible printed circuit board manufacturing and assembly. The award recognizes MKS for outstanding customer support and system service in high-production manufacturing environments.
From an analyst’s perspective:
MKS Instruments, Inc. [NASDAQ: MKSI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 01, 2023, when The Benchmark Company upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $125 for it. Previously, KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Overweight on December 20, 2022, and kept the price target unchanged to $100. On November 04, 2022, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. Loop Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $200 on February 23, 2022. KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated its recommendation with a Sector Weight. Needham reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on December 27, 2021, but kept the price target unchanged to $215. In a note dated December 13, 2021, Citigroup upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $190.
MKS Instruments, Inc. experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $63.44 and $135.51. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $137.75 within the next 12 months. MKS Instruments, Inc. [NASDAQ: MKSI] shares were valued at $130.05 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.92% based on the average MKSI price forecast.
Analyzing the MKSI fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for MKS Instruments, Inc. [NASDAQ:MKSI] were 3.62B which represents -17.70% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.43% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.4%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.53%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.51%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.2, Equity is -0.62 and Total Capital is -0.18. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.95.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 128.80 points at the first support level, and at 127.55 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 130.96, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 131.87.
MKS Instruments, Inc. [MKSI] reported earnings per share of $1.17 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.84/share, meaning a difference of $0.33 and a surprise factor of 39.30%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $1.46 per share as compared to estimates of $1.02 per share, a difference of $0.44 representing a surprise of 43.10%.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for MKS Instruments, Inc. [NASDAQ:MKSI] is 3.18. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 2.01, and the Cash Ratio is 1.03. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.41, the price to book ratio is 3.52.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Mora Elizabeth, Director, that happened on Apr 01 ’24 when 250.0 shares were sold. EVP, GC & Secretary, Burke Kathleen Flaherty completed a deal on Mar 01 ’24 to sell 7411.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Moloney Jacqueline F sold 250.0 shares on Mar 01 ’24.
