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MKS Instruments Inc

MKSI

128.620USD

-1.300-1.00%
Close 09/19, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
8.64BMarket Cap
32.37P/E TTM

MKS Instruments Inc

128.620

-1.300-1.00%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a very weak market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
25 / 192
Overall Ranking
109 / 4720
Industry
Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 15 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
121.855
Target Price
-6.21%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
MKS Instruments, Inc. is engaged in delivering technology solutions. The Company's segments include Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Materials Solutions Division (MSD). The VSD segment delivers technology solutions to edge semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging and specialty industrial applications. VSD products are derived from its core competencies in pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, electronic control technology, reactive gas generation and delivery, power generation and delivery, and vacuum technology. The PSD segment provides a range of instruments, components, and subsystems to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging and specialty industrial applications. The MSD segment develops process and manufacturing technologies for advanced surface modification, electroless and electrolytic plating, and surface finishing.
Turnaround to Profit
The company's performance has turned profitable, with the latest annual net income of USD 190.00M.%!(EXTRA int=2)
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 31.05%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PE is 32.43, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 72.69M shares, decreasing 6.16% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 7.43M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company's current financial score is 8.16, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.47. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 973.00M, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.70%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 169.57%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.16
Change
0

Financials

7.33

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

9.19

Operational Efficiency

8.35

Growth Potential

7.08

Shareholder Returns

8.84

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current valuation score is 1.54, which is lower than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 2.45. Its current P/E ratio is 32.75, which is 5.00% below the recent high of 34.39 and 109.40% above the recent low of -3.08.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
1.54
Change
0.01

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 25/192
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.87, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.59. The average price target for MKS Instruments Inc is 120.00, with a high of 160.00 and a low of 92.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.87
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 15 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
121.855
Target Price
-6.21%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

74
Total
6
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
MKS Inc
MKSI
15
Parker-Hannifin Corp
PH
25
Xylem Inc
XYL
22
Pentair PLC
PNR
21
Cognex Corp
CGNX
20
WW Grainger Inc
GWW
20
1
2
3
...
15

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.50, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.78. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 142.41 and the support level at 107.47, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.50
Change
-0.07

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(0)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
4.256
Buy
RSI(14)
76.950
Buy
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
87.809
Overbought
ATR(14)
4.732
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
140.350
Buy
Williams %R
10.933
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
0.732
Sell
StochRSI(14)
73.804
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
122.542
Buy
MA10
117.172
Buy
MA20
110.734
Buy
MA50
104.446
Buy
MA100
97.033
Buy
MA200
96.794
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.81. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 108.37%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 2.37%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 7.43M shares, representing 11.07% of shares outstanding, with 0.25% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
7.43M
+0.00%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
6.63M
-1.07%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Star Investors
3.36M
+4.88%
Victory Capital Management Inc.
3.39M
+9.73%
Capital International Investors
3.10M
+0.04%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
3.47M
-2.37%
Wellington Management Company, LLP
3.25M
+41.83%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
2.08M
+0.63%
Invesco Advisers, Inc.
2.00M
-0.66%
Neuberger Berman, LLC
1.94M
+8.96%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current risk assessment score is 3.23, which is lower than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 4.36. The company's beta value is 1.95. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.23
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.95
VaR
+4.58%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+52.09%
240-Day Volatility
+56.99%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+10.21%
120 days
+24.53%
5 years
+24.53%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-5.22%
120 days
-20.93%
5 years
-20.93%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+3.38
120 days
+1.49
5 years
+0.19
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+52.09%
3 years
+59.35%
5 years
+70.14%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.44
3 years
+0.35
5 years
-0.05
Skewness
240 days
+0.56
3 years
+0.47
5 years
+0.34
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+56.99%
5 years
+46.04%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.22%
5 years
+3.54%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+209.42%
240 days
+209.42%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+40.38%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+33.80%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.47%
120 days
+1.86%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+12.29%
60 days
+5.54%
120 days
+33.35%

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