After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that MKS Instruments Receives 2023 Outstanding Service Award from MFLEX.
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Stocks Info
As a NASDAQ listed company, MKSI falls under the Technology sector while operating within the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $131.92 and fluctuated between $132.33 as its day high and $126.59 as its day low. The current market capitalization of MKS Instruments, Inc. is $8.85B. A total of 0.7 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 644.39K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Burke Kathleen Flaherty sold 7,411 shares of MKSI for 122.89 per share on Mar 01 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, GC & Secretary now owns 42,999 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 01 ’24, Moloney Jacqueline F sold 250 shares at 122.89 per share. MKSI shares that Director owns now total 9,161.
Among the insiders who sold shares, BAGSHAW SETH H disposed of 32,865 shares on Feb 22 ’24 at a per-share price of $123.28. This resulted in the EVP, CFO & Treasurer holding 1 shares of MKSI after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Moloney Jacqueline F sold 1,917 shares at $124.10 per share on Feb 16 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 9,411.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. MKSI’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/23/2024 when it declared a $0.22 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/8/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/8/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/24/2023. The MKSI stock dividend was $0.22 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MKSI has a high of $134.70 and a low of $63.44.
As of this writing, MKSI has an earnings estimate of $0.75 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 6 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.81 per share and a lower estimate of $0.72. The company reported an EPS of $1.46 in the last quarter, which was 43.10% higher than expectations of $1.02.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. MKSI’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.04B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.03B in debt and $460.00M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $36.95, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.89B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MKSI is Buy with a score of 4.50.
