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

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

MKS Instruments declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Friday, September 6th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 23rd. View MKS Instruments' Dividend History.

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 30th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.01. The scientific and technical instruments company had revenue of $474.11 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $483.27 million. MKS Instruments had a net margin of 11.41% and a return on equity of 16.34%. MKS Instruments's quarterly revenue was down 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.33 EPS. View MKS Instruments' Earnings History.

MKS Instruments is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for MKS Instruments.

MKS Instruments updated its third quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.69 to $1.02 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.26. The company issued revenue guidance of $415 million to $465 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $501.44 million.

8 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for MKS Instruments' stock. Their forecasts range from $101.00 to $128.00. On average, they expect MKS Instruments' share price to reach $114.3750 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 45.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for MKS Instruments.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MKS Instruments in the last year. There are currently 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for MKS Instruments.

Headlines about MKSI stock have trended positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. MKS Instruments earned a news impact score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the scientific and technical instruments company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for MKS Instruments.

MKS Instruments saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,838,700 shares, a drop of 5.8% from the June 30th total of 1,952,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 495,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.7 days. Currently, 3.4% of the company's shares are short sold. View MKS Instruments' Current Options Chain.

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MKS Instruments' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.17%), BlackRock Inc. (9.02%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.93%), Invesco Ltd. (2.73%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.74%) and Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.21%). 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, 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 AQR Capital Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, Royal Bank of Canada, Wells Fargo & Company MN and Highbridge Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold MKS Instruments company stock in the last year include Elizabeth Mora, Gerard G Colella and Jacqueline F Moloney. View Insider Buying and Selling for MKS Instruments.

MKSI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Invesco Ltd., First Trust Advisors LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Point72 Asset Management L.P., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC and Nuance Investments LLC. 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 $78.60.

MKS Instruments has a market capitalization of $4.28 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]