On October 1, 2024, Director Jacqueline Moloney sold 250 shares of MKS Instruments Inc (MKSI, Financial), as reported in a recent SEC Filing. Following this transaction, the insider now owns 10,282.965 shares of the company.
MKS Instruments Inc is a provider of instruments, subsystems, and process control solutions that measure, control, power, monitor, and analyze critical parameters of advanced manufacturing processes to improve process performance and productivity.
Over the past year, Jacqueline Moloney has engaged in multiple transactions involving the company's stock, selling a total of 1,000 shares and purchasing none. This recent sale is part of a broader trend observed within the company, where insider activity over the past year includes 1 insider buy and 13 insider sells.
Shares of MKS Instruments Inc were priced at $108.9 on the day of the transaction. The company's market cap stands at approximately $7.118 billion. The price-earnings ratio of MKS Instruments Inc is significantly high at 961.73, compared to the industry median of 22.785 and the company's historical median.
According to the GF Value, the intrinsic value of MKS Instruments Inc's stock is estimated at $101.30, leading to a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 1.08, indicating that the stock is Fairly Valued.
The GF Value is calculated based on historical trading multiples, a GuruFocus adjustment factor related to past returns and growth, and future business performance estimates from Morningstar analysts.
This insider sell event and the valuation metrics provide investors with updated insights into the trading behavior of company insiders and the current valuation of MKS Instruments Inc.
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