MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for MKS Instruments in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will earn $1.58 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.66. The consensus estimate for MKS Instruments' current full-year earnings is $6.94 per share.
MKSI has been the topic of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on MKS Instruments from $93.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, May 23rd. Benchmark decreased their price target on MKS Instruments from $142.00 to $135.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and set a $140.00 price target on shares of MKS Instruments in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Needham & Company LLC cut their price objective on MKS Instruments from $145.00 to $140.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on MKS Instruments from $128.00 to $129.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $134.92.
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MKS Instruments Price Performance
Shares of MKSI traded up $3.75 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $86.24. 315,545 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,286,996. The company has a market cap of $5.82 billion, a PE ratio of 30.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.80. MKS Instruments has a 52-week low of $54.84 and a 52-week high of $147.40. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $75.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $95.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a current ratio of 3.19.
MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.42 by $0.29. MKS Instruments had a return on equity of 18.94% and a net margin of 5.30%. The company had revenue of $936.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $913.59 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.18 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MKSI. Prudential Financial Inc. increased its position in MKS Instruments by 772.7% during the 4th quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 61,447 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $6,481,000 after purchasing an additional 54,406 shares in the last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of MKS Instruments by 25.5% during the 4th quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 35,069 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $3,650,000 after buying an additional 7,136 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group purchased a new position in shares of MKS Instruments during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,480,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in MKS Instruments during the fourth quarter worth $85,451,000. Finally, Summit Global Investments bought a new position in MKS Instruments during the fourth quarter worth $1,254,000. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
MKS Instruments Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 27th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.02%. MKS Instruments's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.27%.
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MKS Instruments, Inc provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments.
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