MKS Instruments Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis (NASDAQ:MKSI)

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

MKS Instruments announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, October 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 25th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 22nd. View MKS Instruments' Dividend History.

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.87 by $0.25. The scientific and technical instruments company earned $462.45 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $442.90 million. MKS Instruments had a return on equity of 13.84% and a net margin of 9.10%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.88 EPS. View MKS Instruments' Earnings History.

MKS Instruments is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for MKS Instruments.

MKS Instruments issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.85-1.19 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.02. The company issued revenue guidance of $445-495 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $461.95 million.

7 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for MKS Instruments' stock. Their forecasts range from $115.00 to $130.00. On average, they expect MKS Instruments' share price to reach $123.57 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for MKS Instruments.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MKS Instruments in the last year. There are currently 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for MKS Instruments.

Media coverage about MKSI stock has been trending very negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. MKS Instruments earned a media sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the scientific and technical instruments company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for MKS Instruments.

MKS Instruments saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,080,000 shares, a decline of 10.7% from the September 15th total of 2,330,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 454,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.6 days. Approximately 3.9% of the company's stock are sold short. View MKS Instruments' Current Options Chain.

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

MKS Instruments' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (1.68%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.49%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.83%), Systematic Financial Management LP (0.42%), Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS (0.27%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.25%). Company insiders that own MKS Instruments stock include Brian Charles Quirk, Dennis L Werth, Elizabeth Mora, Gerard G Colella, Jacqueline F Moloney, John R Abrams, John Tseng-Chung Lee, Kathleen Flaherty Burke, Peter Hanley, Richard S Chute and Seth H Bagshaw. View Institutional Ownership Trends for MKS Instruments.

MKSI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, Skylands Capital LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, SG Americas Securities LLC, Tygh Capital Management Inc., Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and New York State Teachers Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold MKS Instruments company stock in the last year include Elizabeth Mora, Gerard G Colella, Jacqueline F Moloney, Kathleen Flaherty Burke and Seth H Bagshaw. View Insider Buying and Selling for MKS Instruments.

MKSI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Lisanti Capital Growth LLC, Mackay Shields LLC, Fisher Asset Management LLC and Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL. View Insider Buying and Selling for MKS Instruments.

Shares of MKSI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MKSI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $109.38.

MKS Instruments has a market capitalization of $5.96 billion and generates $2.08 billion in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $392.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.83 on an earnings per share basis. MKS Instruments employs 4,851 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About MKS Instruments.

The official website for MKS Instruments is http://www.mksinst.com/.

MKS Instruments' mailing address is 2 TECH DRIVE SUITE 201, ANDOVER MA, 01810. The scientific and technical instruments company can be reached via phone at 978-645-5500 or via email at [email protected]