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MKS (MKSI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$106.45 -0.55 (-0.51%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$104.75 -1.70 (-1.60%)
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About MKS Stock (NASDAQ:MKSI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$105.01
$106.89
50-Day Range
$72.73
$107.00
52-Week Range
$54.84
$147.40
Volume
654,728 shs
Average Volume
1.05 million shs
Market Capitalization
$7.18 billion
P/E Ratio
31.78
Dividend Yield
0.83%
Price Target
$123.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

MKS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

MKSI MarketRank™: 

MKS scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 60th out of 666 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    MKS has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    MKS has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about MKS's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for MKS are expected to grow by 24.06% in the coming year, from $6.94 to $8.61 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of MKS is 31.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.91.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of MKS is 31.78, 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 36.85.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    MKS has a PEG Ratio of 1.21. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    MKS has a P/B Ratio of 3.09. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about MKS's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.17% of the float of MKS has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    MKS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in MKS has recently increased by 1.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    MKS has a dividend yield of 0.82%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    MKS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of MKS is 26.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, MKS will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.22% next year. This indicates that MKS will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about MKS's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.17% of the float of MKS has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    MKS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in MKS has recently increased by 1.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    MKS has a news sentiment score of 0.69. 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 0.86 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for MKS this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for MKSI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added MKS to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, MKS insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $210,000.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.57% of the stock of MKS is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    99.79% of the stock of MKS is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about MKS's insider trading history.
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MKSI Stock News Headlines

MKS Named by Time as One of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies
A new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing in
A little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. And it's already being exploited by Wall Street and the Big Banks… It gives them the green light to treat a certain tangible asset as equivalent to cold, hard cash. Not stocks. Not real estate. And definitely not the U.S. dollar. We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.
MKS Named by Time as One of America's Best Mid-Sized Companies
Brokerages Set MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) Price Target at $130.82
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MKSI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

MKS's stock was trading at $104.39 at the start of the year. Since then, MKSI shares have increased by 2.0% and is now trading at $106.45.

MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 7th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.29. The firm's revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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MKS subsidiaries include these companies: Photon Control Inc., Electro Scientific Industries, Newport Corporation, Precisive, Brooks Automation - Granville-Phillips, Alter Power Systems, Plasmart, and others.

MKS's top institutional investors include Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.15%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.01%), Wedmont Private Capital and UMB Bank n.a.. Insiders that own company stock include Carlyle Partners Vi Cayman Hol, Gerard G Colella, Kathleen Flaherty Burke, David Philip Henry, Elizabeth Mora, Jacqueline F Moloney, Peter Cannone III, John Edward Williams and Seth H Bagshaw.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of MKSI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MKS investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), PayPal (PYPL) and Applied Materials (AMAT).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/07/2025
Record date for 6/6 Dividend
5/27/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/6 Dividend
5/27/2025
Dividend Payable
6/06/2025
Today
7/11/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
ELEC PRODS - MISC
Sub-Industry
Semiconductor Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:MKSI
CIK
1049502
Employees
10,200
Year Founded
1961

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$160.00
Low Price Target
$90.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+15.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.82
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.35
Trailing P/E Ratio
31.74
Forward P/E Ratio
15.34
P/E Growth
1.19
Net Income
$190 million
Net Margins
6.21%
Pretax Margin
6.02%
Return on Equity
20.67%
Return on Assets
5.49%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.87
Current Ratio
3.11
Quick Ratio
1.96

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.65 billion
Price / Sales
1.97
Cash Flow
$12.29 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.66
Book Value
$34.50 per share
Price / Book
3.09

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
67,447,000
Free Float
67,063,000
Market Cap
$7.18 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.88

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This page (NASDAQ:MKSI) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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