MKS Instruments, Inc. (MKSI)
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Performance Outlook
| Previous Close | 150.76 |
| Open | 153.76 |
| Bid | 133.14 x 1000 |
| Ask | 165.00 x 1100 |
| Day's Range | 144.07 - 154.01 |
| 52 Week Range | 66.87 - 192.30 |
| Volume | 590,968 |
| Avg. Volume | 465,245 |
| Market Cap | 8.449B |
| Beta (5Y Monthly) | 1.61 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 24.17 |
| EPS (TTM) | 6.33 |
| Earnings Date | Apr 26, 2021 - Apr 30, 2021 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 0.80 (0.52%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Feb 19, 2021 |
| 1y Target Est | 201.20 |
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- Bloomberg
Chip Machinery Makers Emerge as Big Winners in Supply Crunch
(Bloomberg) -- The sudden shortage of semiconductors is disrupting automotive production and limiting revenue growth for Apple Inc. It’s created a stock market boon, however, for the makers of chip production equipment.Those companies have emerged as the biggest winners from the supply crunch as chipmakers rush to add more factory capacity. Applied Materials Inc., the world’s biggest equipment maker, has seen its shares advance 36% this year, making it the best performer in a semiconductor index. Brooks Automation Inc., Lam Research Corp. and KLA Corp. are each up more than 19%, nearly twice the gain in the Philadelphia semiconductor index. The stocks fell on Tuesday amid a broad technology slump following a two-day rally.Expanding equipment budgets by major chipmakers and governments concerned about foreign dominance of production facilities are giving Wall Street increasing confidence that the rally has staying power.“Over the next three to five years, this is definitely very bullish for semicap equipment in terms of overall tightness and focus on domestic supply,” said Krish Sankar, an analyst with Cowen & Co.The shortfall is a problem that seemed unthinkable a year ago when a rapidly spreading Covid-19 virus sent economic activity plummeting as companies began efforts to reduce production in anticipation of ebbing sales. Instead, after an initial shock, sales in many industries surged and companies scrambled to boost inventories. Many chipmakers are now producing at maximum capacity and governments are suddenly looking at a dearth of homegrown plants as a national security risk.Supply CrunchU.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order last week to review the country’s supply chains for semiconductors and other products. While there aren’t expected to be any quick fixes, industry watchers say the long-term trend is clear: more equipment will be needed.“The semiconductor industry is running on all cylinders, and you’re seeing companies that might in the past have been reluctant to commit to capex (capital expenditures) now all of a sudden trying to ramp up as quickly as they can,” said Daniel Morgan, a senior portfolio manager with Synovus Trust Co., which owns shares of Applied Materials.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which produces chips for Apple and Broadcom Inc., plans to spend $12 billion to construct a plant in Arizona. Some of the costs for that facility were included in the company’s capital spending plans for 2021 that sparked a rally in chip related stocks around the world in January. Broadcom’s capital outlays could total as much as $28 billion, up from $17 billion in 2020.Huge manufacturers like Taiwan Semi building smaller plants in new regions creates particularly attractive opportunities for Applied Materials, Chief Executive Officer Gary Dickerson said on the Santa Clara, California-based company’s earnings call last month.“You have to look at the scale of the factories they’re building and at least what’s been announced is smaller scale,” he said. “That somewhat less efficient factory size is a positive for Applied.”In addition to Applied Materials, top picks for Cowen’s Sankar include Lam Research and MKS Instruments Inc.“You have an environment where demand is very strong, supply is constrained and then you add to it domestic supply build out,” the analyst said in an interview. “At some point these things will normalize, but it won’t be any time soon.”(Updates chart and closes shares in second paragraph.)For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2021 Bloomberg L.P.
- TheStreet.com
Coherent Reportedly Seeks Final Bids From II-VI, MKS Next Week
Coherent is the prize in a bidding war among MKS Instruments, II-VI and Lumentum. It seeks final bids from MKS and II-VI next week, a report says.
- Benzinga
Analyzing MKS Instruments's Ex-Dividend Date
On February 9, 2021, MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) announced shareholders can expect to receive a dividend payable on March 5, 2021. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. MKS Instruments has an ex-dividend date planned for February 19, 2021. The company's current dividend payout sits at $0.2. That equates to a dividend yield of 0.54% at current price levels. What Are Ex-Dividend Dates? Ex-dividend dates are when company shares stop trading with their current dividend payouts in preparation for those companies to announce new ones. Usually, a company's ex-dividend date falls one business day before its record date. Investors should keep this in mind when purchasing stocks because buying them on or after ex-dividend dates does not qualify them to receive the declared payment. Newly declared dividends go to shareholders who have owned that stock before the ex-dividend date. Most ex-dividend dates operate on a quarterly basis. Understanding MKS Instruments's Dividend Performance Over the past year, MKS Instruments has seen its dividend payouts remain the same and its yields trend downward. Last year on February 21, 2020 the company's payout sat at $0.2, which has returned to its value today. MKS Instruments's dividend yield last year was 0.71%, which has since decreased by 0.17%. Companies use dividend yields in different strategic ways. Some companies may opt to not give yields altogether to reinvest in themselves. Other companies may opt to increase or decrease their yield amounts to control how their shares circulate throughout the stock market. To read more about MKS Instruments click here. See more from BenzingaClick here for options trades from BenzingaAnalyzing Healthcare Realty Trust's Ex-Dividend DateEarnings Outlook for Enerplus© 2021 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
