MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI – Free Report) – Equities research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for MKS Instruments in a note issued to investors on Monday, June 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst M. Prisco anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $9.82 for the year. Cantor Fitzgerald has a “Overweight” rating and a $140.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for MKS Instruments’ current full-year earnings is $6.94 per share.
MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $936.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $913.59 million. MKS Instruments had a net margin of 5.30% and a return on equity of 18.94%. The business’s revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.18 EPS.
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MKS Instruments Price Performance
MKS Instruments stock opened at $93.75 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $78.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $94.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.32 billion, a PE ratio of 33.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.84. The company has a current ratio of 3.19, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.93. MKS Instruments has a 12-month low of $54.84 and a 12-month high of $147.40.
Institutional Trading of MKS Instruments
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of MKS Instruments by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,445,956 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $777,283,000 after buying an additional 97,392 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in shares of MKS Instruments by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,515,373 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $281,758,000 after buying an additional 173,945 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of MKS Instruments by 9.7% in the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,388,639 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $271,599,000 after buying an additional 300,356 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in shares of MKS Instruments by 41.8% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,250,085 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $260,494,000 after buying an additional 958,607 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of MKS Instruments by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,231,467 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $232,943,000 after buying an additional 6,964 shares in the last quarter. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
MKS Instruments Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 27th were issued a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 27th. MKS Instruments’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.27%.
MKS Instruments Company Profile
MKS Instruments, Inc provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments.
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