NASDAQ:MKSI

MKS Instruments - MKSI Stock Forecast, Price & News

$82.39

-3.48 (-4.05%)

(As of 12/6/2022 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range: $80.67
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$85.81
50-Day Range: $65.09
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$89.25
52-Week Range: $64.77
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$181.03

Volume: 34,598 shs
Average Volume: 768,482 shs
Market Capitalization: $5.48 billion

P/E Ratio: 10.74
Dividend Yield: 1.05%
Price Target: $128.18

MKS Instruments MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.63 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 57.9% Upside
$128.18 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
2.69% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -1.16
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.02
Based on 4 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$35,704 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: -48.69%
From $9.16 to $4.70 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.80 out of 5 stars

Computer And Technology Sector

78th out of 627 stocks

Process Control Instruments Industry

3rd out of 11 stocks

4.3

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
MKS Instruments has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $128.18, MKS Instruments has a forecasted upside of 57.9% from its current price of $81.16.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
MKS Instruments has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.69% of the outstanding shares of MKS Instruments have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
MKS Instruments has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in MKS Instruments has recently increased by 14.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
MKS Instruments pays a meaningful dividend of 1.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
MKS Instruments has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of MKS Instruments is 11.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, MKS Instruments will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.72% next year. This indicates that MKS Instruments will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

2.9

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
MKS Instruments has received a 24.09% net impact score from Upright. Mks Instruments seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Taxes", "Jobs", and "Knowledge infrastructure". The positive contribution in the "Knowledge infrastructure" impact category is mostly driven by its "Spectrometers", "Gas analyzers", and "Pressure sensors" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for MKS Instruments is -1.16.

1.7

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
MKS Instruments has a news sentiment score of 0.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for MKS Instruments this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 10 people have searched for MKSI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -41% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 2 people have added MKS Instruments to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, MKS Instruments insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $35,704.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.46% of the stock of MKS Instruments is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
96.01% of the stock of MKS Instruments is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for MKS Instruments are expected to decrease by -48.69% in the coming year, from $9.16 to $4.70 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of MKS Instruments is 10.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.61.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of MKS Instruments is 10.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 331.66.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
MKS Instruments has a P/B Ratio of 1.56. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) Stock

MKS Instruments, Inc. provides instruments, systems, subsystems and process control solutions to measure, control, power, monitor, and analyze parameters of manufacturing processes to improve process performance and productivity for its customers. It operates through the following segments: Vacuum & Analysis, Light & Motion and Equipment & Solutions. The Vacuum & Analysis segment comprises pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, residual gas analysis, leak detection, control technology, ozone generation and delivery, RF & DC power, reactive gas generation and vacuum technology components. The Light & Motion segment includes lasers, photonics, sub-micron positioning, vibration control, and optics instruments. The Equipment & Solutions segment provides laser-based manufacturing systems solutions for the micro-machining industry that enable customers to optimize production. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

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MKSI Stock News Headlines

December 4, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Insiders at MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) recouped some losses this week after buying this year, still down US$43k

December 3, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

MKS Instruments (MKSI) Up 20.4% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

December 6, 2022 | Investing Trends (Ad)

The "Trojan Horse" Hiding Inside Of Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill.

While the left touts "all about the environment," why is the recent infrastructure bill shuffling PILES of money to this little-known mining industry?

November 29, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) Receives $126.50 Average Price Target from Analysts

November 22, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

MKS Instruments to Host Analyst Day on December 14, 2022

November 20, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) Looks Like A Good Stock, And It's Going Ex-Dividend Soon

November 17, 2022 | technews.tmcnet.com

MKS Instruments to Participate In 6th Annual Wells Fargo TMT Summit

November 17, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

MKS Instruments to Participate In 6th Annual Wells Fargo TMT Summit

December 6, 2022 | Investing Trends (Ad)

The "Trojan Horse" Hiding Inside Of Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill.

While the left touts "all about the environment," why is the recent infrastructure bill shuffling PILES of money to this little-known mining industry?

November 11, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.22

November 10, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

MKS Instruments Third Quarter 2022 Earnings: EPS Misses Expectations

November 5, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Analysts Just Shaved Their MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) Forecasts Dramatically

November 4, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

MKS Instruments (MKSI) Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenues Up Y/Y

November 3, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

MKS Instruments, Inc. (MKSI) Q3 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

November 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

MKS Instruments (MKSI) Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates

November 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

MKS Instruments Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

November 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Henry C. Chang Joins MKS Instruments as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia

October 28, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.22

October 26, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Analysts Estimate MKS Instruments (MKSI) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for

October 21, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

MKS Instruments Analyst Slashes Price Target By 10% On WFE Spending Headwinds

October 10, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.com

8 Analysts Have This to Say About MKS Instruments

October 10, 2022 | nz.finance.yahoo.com

MKS Instruments Announces Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call

October 10, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

MKS Instruments Announces Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call

October 5, 2022 | nasdaq.com

December 2023 Options Now Available For MKS Instruments

September 30, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Is Weakness In MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) Stock A Sign That The Market Could be Wrong Given Its Strong Financial Prospects?

September 26, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

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September 23, 2022 | fool.com

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MKSI Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 9/9 Dividend: 8/05/2022
Dividend Payable: 9/09/2022
Last Earnings: 11/02/2022
Ex-Dividend for 12/9 Dividend: 11/25/2022
Today: 12/06/2022
Dividend Payable: 12/09/2022
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2022
Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/25/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Process control instruments
Sub-Industry: Semiconductor Equipment
Sector: Computer and Technology
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MKSI
CUSIP: 55306N10
CIK: 1049502
Web: www.mksinst.com
Phone: (978) 645-5500
Fax: 978-557-5100
Employees: 6,400
Year Founded: 1961

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $128.18
High Stock Price Forecast: $230.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $85.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +55.6%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $7.67
Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.74
Forward P/E Ratio: 8.99
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $551.40 million
Net Margins: 13.31%
Pretax Margin: 16.95%
Return on Equity: 19.14%
Return on Assets: 9.97%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.18
Current Ratio: 2.76
Quick Ratio: 1.81

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $2.95 billion
Price / Sales: 1.86
Cash Flow: $13.12 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 6.28
Book Value: $52.05 per share
Price / Book: 1.58

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 66,510,000
Free Float: 66,201,000
Market Cap: $5.48 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.52

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Key Executives

John Tseng Chung Lee
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director

James A. Schreiner
Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President

Seth H. Bagshaw
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Senior VP

Kathleen Flaherty Burke
Secretary, Senior Vice President & General Counsel

Mark Milton Gitin
Senior Vice President, GM-Light & Motion Division

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Insiders & Institutions

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MKSI Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell MKS Instruments stock right now?: 8 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MKS Instruments in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" MKSI shares.
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What is MKS Instruments' stock price forecast for 2023?: 8 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for MKS Instruments' shares. Their MKSI share price forecasts range from $85.00 to $230.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $128.18 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 49.3% from the stock's current price.
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How have MKSI shares performed in 2022?: MKS Instruments' stock was trading at $174.17 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, MKSI shares have decreased by 50.7% and is now trading at $85.87.
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When is MKS Instruments' next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 25th 2023.
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How were MKS Instruments' earnings last quarter?: MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 2nd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.38 by $0.36. The scientific and technical instruments company had revenue of $954 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $954.15 million. MKS Instruments had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 13.31%.
How often does MKS Instruments pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for MKS Instruments?: MKS Instruments declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, December 9th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.02%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 25th.
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Is MKS Instruments a good dividend stock?: MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.05%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 11.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MKSI will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.72% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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What guidance has MKS Instruments issued on next quarter's earnings?: MKS Instruments issued an update on its fourth quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Wednesday, November, 9th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.07-$1.61 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.26. The company issued revenue guidance of $950.00M-$1.05 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.13 billion.

What is John T.C. Lee's approval rating as MKS Instruments' CEO?: 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.
What other stocks do shareholders of MKS Instruments own?: 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).
What is MKS Instruments' stock symbol?: MKS Instruments trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MKSI."
Who are MKS Instruments' major shareholders?: MKS Instruments' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.22%), BlackRock Inc. (8.12%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (6.14%), Carlyle Group Inc. (5.10%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (2.59%) and State Street Corp (2.30%). Insiders that own company stock include David Philip Henry, Elizabeth Mora, Eric Robert Taranto, Gerard G Colella, Jacqueline F Moloney, Peter Cannone III and Seth H Bagshaw.
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How do I buy shares of MKS Instruments?: Shares of MKSI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is MKS Instruments' stock price today?: One share of MKSI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $85.87.
How much money does MKS Instruments make?: MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) has a market capitalization of $5.71 billion and generates $2.95 billion in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $551.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.67 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does MKS Instruments have?: The company employs 6,400 workers across the globe.
Does MKS Instruments have any subsidiaries?: The following companies are subsidiares of MKS Instruments: Alter Power Systems, Applied Science and Technology, Atotech Manufacturing Inc., Beijing Newport Spectra-Physics Technologies Co. Ltd., Brooks Automation - Granville-Phillips, Compact Instrument Technology, D.I.P., ESI China Inc., ESI Electronic Equipment Shanghai Co. Ltd., ESI International Corporation, ESI Japan K.K., ESI Korea Inc., ESI Vietnam Company Limited, Electro Scientific Industries, Electro Scientific Industries Europe Ltd, Electro Scientific Industries GmbH, Electro Scientific Industries Inc., Electro Scientific Industries Singapore Pte. Ltd., Emerson - ENI, EquipNet, High Q Laser GmbH, IPC Fab Automation, Ion Systems Inc, MKS Denmark ApS, MKS German Holding GmbH, MKS Instruments China Company Ltd., MKS Instruments Deutschland GmbH, MKS Instruments ESI Switzerland GmbH, MKS Instruments Holdings Ltd, MKS Instruments Hong Kong Limited, MKS Instruments Israel Ltd., MKS Instruments Italy S.r.l., MKS Instruments Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., MKS Instruments Singapore Pte. Ltd., MKS Instruments UK Limited, MKS Japan Inc., MKS Korea Ltd., MKS Spectra Holdings Limited, MKS Taiwan Technology Limited, Micro-Controle Spectra-Physics S.A.S., Micronor LLC, Newport Corporation, Newport Corporation, Newport Instruments Canada Corporation, Newport Laser Holding GmbH, Newport Ophir Holdings Ltd., Newport Opto-Electronics Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd., Newport Opto-Electronics Technologies Wuxi Company Limited, Newport Spectra-Physics B.V., Newport Spectra-Physics GmbH, Newport Spectra-Physics Limited, Novx Corp, On-Line Technologies, Ophir Japan Ltd., Ophir Optics S.R.L., Ophir Optronics Ltd., Ophir Optronics Solutions Ltd., Ophir Spiricon Europe GmbH, Ophir-Spiricon LLC, Photon Control Inc, Photon Control Inc., Photon Control USA Inc., Plasmart, Precisive, Spectra International, Spectra-Physics K.K., Telvac Engineering, Tenta Technology, Umetrics, V-Gen Ltd., Wenzel Instruments, and Yield Dynamics.
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How can I contact MKS Instruments?: 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.

This page (NASDAQ:MKSI) was last updated on 12/6/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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