NASDAQ:MKSI - MKS Instruments Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

MKS Instruments announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 31st. Investors of record on Monday, August 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Friday, September 7th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.90%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 24th. View MKS Instruments' Dividend History.

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.22 by $0.11. The scientific and technical instruments company earned $573.14 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $567.99 million. MKS Instruments had a net margin of 17.95% and a return on equity of 25.69%. The firm's revenue was up 19.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.41 EPS. View MKS Instruments' Earnings History.

MKS Instruments is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for MKS Instruments.

MKS Instruments issued an update on its third quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 24th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.60-1.86 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.98. The company issued revenue guidance of $470-510 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $531.25 million.

7 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for MKS Instruments' stock. Their predictions range from $115.00 to $155.00. On average, they anticipate MKS Instruments' share price to reach $130.2857 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 45.8% 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 1 hold rating and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for MKS Instruments.

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News headlines about MKSI stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. MKS Instruments earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the scientific and technical instruments company an impact score of 45.62 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View Recent Headlines for MKS Instruments.

MKS Instruments' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.22%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.11%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.54%), Royce & Associates LP (1.83%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.70%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.26%). Company insiders that own MKS Instruments stock include Brian Charles Quirk, Dennis L Werth, Elizabeth Mora, Gerard G Colella, Gregory R Beecher, Jacqueline F Moloney, John R Abrams, John Tseng-Chung Lee, Peter Hanley, Richard S Chute, Robert R Anderson 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 BlackRock Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Voya Investment Management LLC, Cortina Asset Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Emerald Advisers Inc. PA, OppenheimerFunds Inc. and Eagle Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold MKS Instruments company stock in the last year include Brian Charles Quirk, Dennis L Werth, Elizabeth Mora, Gerard G Colella, Jacqueline F Moloney, John R Abrams, John Tseng-Chung Lee, Peter Hanley, Richard S Chute and Seth H Bagshaw. View Insider Buying and Selling for MKS Instruments.

MKSI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Ardevora Asset Management LLP, Paloma Partners Management Co, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Schroder Investment Management Group, LMR Partners LLP and Trexquant Investment LP. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MKSI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $89.35.

MKS Instruments has a market capitalization of $5.00 billion and generates $1.92 billion in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $339.13 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.96 on an earnings per share basis. MKS Instruments employs 4,923 workers across the globe.

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]