MKS Instruments (MKSI) Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MKS Instruments in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" MKSI shares.
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8 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for MKS Instruments' stock. Their MKSI share price forecasts range from $80.00 to $115.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $104.10 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 19.0% from the stock's current price.
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MKS Instruments' stock was trading at $84.73 at the start of the year. Since then, MKSI stock has increased by 3.3% and is now trading at $87.49.
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MKS Instruments saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,580,000 shares, an increase of 37.2% from the August 31st total of 1,880,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 582,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.4 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 1st 2023.
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MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 2nd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.21. The scientific and technical instruments company had revenue of $1 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $983.48 million. MKS Instruments had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.78% and a negative net margin of 45.65%. MKS Instruments's revenue was up 31.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.59 earnings per share.

MKS Instruments declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 7th. Investors of record on Monday, August 28th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, September 8th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.01%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 25th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) stock in their portfolio include Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF (GTEK), Defiance Quantum ETF (QTUM), T. Rowe Price Small-Mid Cap ETF (TMSL), UVA Dividend Value ETF (UVDV), iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), Strive U.S. Semiconductor ETF (SHOC), Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF (SMDY) and Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IVOV).

MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.02%.
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MKS Instruments updated its third quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.69-$1.27 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.81. The company issued revenue guidance of $880.00 million-$980.00 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $919.61 million.

6 employees have rated MKS Instruments Chief Executive Officer John T.C. Lee on Glassdoor.com. John T.C. Lee has an approval rating of 77% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other MKS Instruments investors own include Micron Technology (MU), NVIDIA (NVDA), Lam Research (LRCX), Applied Materials (AMAT), Alibaba Group (BABA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), AbbVie (ABBV), Intel (INTC), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Broadcom (AVGO).

MKS Instruments trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MKSI."

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One share of MKSI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $87.49.

MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) has a market capitalization of $5.85 billion and generates $3.55 billion in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $333 million in net income (profit) each year or ($26.21) on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 10,900 workers across the globe.

MKS Instruments' mailing address is 2 TECH DRIVE SUITE 201, ANDOVER MA, 01810. The official website for the company is www.mksinst.com. The scientific and technical instruments company can be reached via phone at (978) 645-5500, via email at david.ryzhik@mksinst.com, or via fax at 978-557-5100.