At the time of writing, MKS Instruments, Inc. [MKSI] stock is trading at $115.40, up 5.31%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The MKSI shares have gain 8.44% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -19.11%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
MKS Instruments, Inc. [NASDAQ: MKSI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 05, 2024, when Morgan Stanley initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $155. Previously, BofA Securities started tracking the stock with Buy rating on July 10, 2024, and set its price target to $160. The Benchmark Company upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $125 on March 01, 2023. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Overweight but $100 remained the price target by the analyst firm on December 20, 2022. The Benchmark Company downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on November 04, 2022. In a note dated February 23, 2022, Loop Capital initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $200 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of MKS Instruments, Inc. fluctuated between $63.44 and $147.40. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $147.22 within the next 12 months. MKS Instruments, Inc. [NASDAQ: MKSI] shares were valued at $115.40 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 27.57% based on the average MKSI price forecast.
Analyzing the MKSI fundamentals
According to MKS Instruments, Inc. [NASDAQ:MKSI], the company’s sales were 3.58B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -11.57% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.41% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.13%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.0%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.0%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.0, Equity is 0.0 and Total Capital is 0.06. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.2.
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 111.59 points at the first support level, and at 107.78 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 117.65, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 119.91.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that MKS Instruments, Inc. [NASDAQ:MKSI] has a current ratio of 3.58. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.31 and the Cash Ratio stands at 1.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.17, the price to book ratio is 3.48 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 900.86.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Moloney Jacqueline F, Director, that happened on Aug 01 ’24 when 250.0 shares were purchased. Director, Moloney Jacqueline F completed a deal on Aug 01 ’24 to sell 250.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Mora Elizabeth sold 275.0 shares on Jun 03 ’24.
