NASDAQ:MKSI - MKS Instruments Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

MKS Instruments declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Friday, June 8th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.79%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 24th. This is a positive change from MKS Instruments's previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. View MKS Instruments' Dividend History.

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.07. The scientific and technical instruments company had revenue of $554 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $530.68 million. MKS Instruments had a net margin of 18.65% and a return on equity of 23.94%. MKS Instruments's quarterly revenue was up 26.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.27 earnings per share. View MKS Instruments' Earnings History.

MKS Instruments is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for MKS Instruments.

MKS Instruments issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 24th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.09-2.36 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.06. The company issued revenue guidance of $550 -590 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $541.38 million.

7 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for MKS Instruments' stock. Their predictions range from $100.00 to $155.00. On average, they expect MKS Instruments' stock price to reach $129.5714 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings 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."

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Headlines about MKSI stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. MKS Instruments earned a media sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the scientific and technical instruments company an impact score of 46.25 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

MKS Instruments' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.05%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.12%), Westpac Banking Corp (0.11%), Clinton Group Inc. (0.05%), James Investment Research Inc. (0.04%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%). 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 Fisher Asset Management LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Dubuque Bank & Trust Co. and Mckinley Capital Management LLC Delaware. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Westpac Banking Corp, Clinton Group Inc., James Investment Research Inc., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Polianta Ltd, Capital One National Association and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 $101.40.

MKS Instruments has a market capitalization of $5.62 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]