
MKS Instruments (MKSI) Stock Forecast & Price Target
MKS Instruments (MKSI) Analyst Ratings
Bulls say
MKS Inc reported strong revenue growth in its Electronics & Packaging segment, achieving $266 million, reflecting a 5% quarter-over-quarter increase and a 16% year-over-year rise, indicating robust demand in chemistry and chemistry equipment. The Semiconductor segment also performed well, generating $432 million in revenue, up 5% quarter-over-quarter and 17% year-over-year, driven by normalized customer inventories and strong demand for vacuum products. Additionally, MKS demonstrated solid cash flow management with free cash flow reaching $136 million for the quarter, a significant increase from $123 million in the prior quarter and $96 million year-over-year, alongside an increase in cash and cash equivalents to $674 million.
Bears say
MKS Inc. is facing a challenging financial outlook, marked by a relatively high net debt to pro forma trailing twelve months (TTM) EBITDA ratio of 4.0x, which, while showing a slight improvement from the previous quarter, indicates ongoing leverage concerns. The Specialty Industrial segment, contributing 28% of total revenues, reported a year-over-year revenue decline of 6% when factoring out foreign exchange and palladium price influences, which highlights potential weaknesses in demand within this key business area. Furthermore, mounting risks such as a slowdown in global economic activity, slower market recovery, increased competition, and integration risks from future acquisitions compound concerns about MKS's overall financial stability and growth potential.
This aggregate rating is based on analysts' research of MKS Instruments and is not a guaranteed prediction by Public.com or investment advice.
MKS Instruments (MKSI) Analyst Forecast & Price Prediction
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