MKS Instruments Stock Volatility

MKSI Stock  USD 213.45  -0.04  -0.02%   
Across the designated horizon, MKS Instruments continues to post an above-average volatility profile. MKS Instruments continues to report a Sharpe Ratio (Efficiency) of 0.16, reflecting healthy reward-to-volatility behavior over the last 3 months. The latest risk read is supported by 29 technical indicators.

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MKS Instruments posted a Market Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.3%, a Risk of 3.35, and a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.1% for the reported period. Monthly data indicates MKS Instruments is positioned around 12% of its historical movement range. In a well-diversified portfolio, overall dispersion would reflect cross-asset dynamics.
Key indicators related to MKS Instruments' volatility include:
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MKS Instruments' beta measures how much MKS Instruments's price moves relative to the broad market. Combined with total volatility, beta helps investors understand whether MKS Instruments' risk is primarily market-driven or company-specific.

Volatility Strategy

Volatility in MKS Instruments contributes to allocation risk depending on correlation. Current statistical measures show total volatility near 3.35% with a beta coefficient of 1.74, indicating sensitivity relative to the broader market benchmark. Risk-adjusted efficiency, represented by a Sharpe ratio of 0.16, evaluates return per unit of total risk. An alpha value of 0.61 reflects performance relative to systematic market exposure. Expected return estimates near 0.54% are derived from historical distribution modeling and help frame forward-looking return assumptions within a portfolio context. Market-wide drawdowns may increase stock volatility.

Main indicators related to MKS Instruments' market risk premium analysis include:

 Beta
1.74
 Alpha
0.61
 Risk
3.35
 Sharpe Ratio
0.16
 Expected Return
0.54

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Sensitivity To Market

MKS Instruments'MKS Instruments relative market sensitivity is quantified by its beta value of 1.74. This regression-derived coefficient reflects systematic risk. Total return variability is about 3.35%.This summary describes how MKS Instruments has moved rather than why it moved. Standard deviation is near 3.35% and downside deviation is near 3.1%. Volatility is commonly higher for smaller or less liquid equities due to wider spreads and thinner order books.
Check current 90 days MKS Instruments correlation with market (Dow Jones Industrial)
α0.61   β1.74
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Check current 90 days MKS Instruments correlation with market (Dow Jones Industrial)

Downside Risk

Standard deviation of MKS is a key measure of price volatility, reflecting the average daily deviation from the mean over the selected time period. High standard deviation means higher volatility; low standard deviation means stability.
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For investors in MKS Instruments, understanding the difference between standard deviation and downside deviation is important. Standard deviation measures total volatility; downside deviation measures only the loss risk in MKS Instruments' returns. MKS Instruments posted a Downside Deviation of 3.10, a Downside Variance of 9.58, and a Maximum Drawdown of 16.73 for the reported period.

Stock Volatility Analysis

Analyzing MKS Instruments volatility is essential for any investor seeking to manage risk exposure effectively. Sharp swings in MKS Instruments' stock price during volatile periods can trigger margin calls or forced exits.
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The output start index for this execution was zero with a total number of output elements of sixty-one. MKS Instruments Average Price is the average of the sum of open, high, low and close daily prices of a bar. It can be used to smooth an indicator that normally takes just the closing price as input.

MKS Instruments Projected Return Density Against Market

Given the investment horizon of 90 days the stock has the beta coefficient of 1.7433 . This indicates as the benchmark fluctuates upward, the company is expected to outperform it on average. However, if the benchmark returns are projected to be negative, MKS Instruments will likely underperform.
MKS Instruments remains sensitive to broader stock market conditions in addition to company or sector-specific developments. Portfolio diversification mitigates only part of this exposure. MKS Instruments posted a Downside Deviation of 3.10, a Mean Deviation of 2.65, and a Semi Deviation of 2.85 for the reported period.
MKS Instruments has an alpha of 0.6056, implying that it can generate a 0.6056 percent excess return over Dow Jones Industrial after adjusting for the inherent market risk (beta).
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MKS Instruments' volatility is measured either by using standard deviation or beta. Standard deviation will reflect the average amount of how mks stock's price will differ from the mean after some time.To get its calculation, you should first determine the mean price during the specified period then subtract that from each price point.

What Drives a MKS Instruments Price Volatility?

Several factors can influence a stock's market volatility:

Industry

Specific events can influence volatility within a particular industry. For instance, a significant weather upheaval in a crucial oil-production site may cause oil prices to increase in the oil sector. The direct result will be the rise in the stock price of oil distribution companies. Similarly, any government regulation in a specific industry could negatively influence stock prices due to increased regulations on compliance that may impact the company's future earnings and growth.

Political and Economic environment

When governments make significant decisions regarding trade agreements, policies, and legislation regarding specific industries, they will influence stock prices. Everything from speeches to elections may influence investors, who can directly influence the stock prices in any particular industry. The prevailing economic situation also plays a significant role in stock prices. When the economy is doing well, investors will have a positive reaction and hence, better stock prices and vice versa.

The Company's Performance

Sometimes volatility will only affect an individual company. For example, a revolutionary product launch or strong earnings report may attract investor attention to the company. This positive attention may impact the company's stock price. In contrast, product recalls and data breaches may negatively influence a company's stock prices.

Stock Risk Measures

Given the investment horizon of 90 days the coefficient of variation of MKS Instruments is 623.08. The daily returns are distributed with a variance of 11.21 and standard deviation of 3.35. The mean deviation of MKS Instruments is currently at 2.65. For similar time horizon, the selected benchmark (Dow Jones Industrial) has volatility of 0.8
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.61
β
Beta against Dow Jones1.74
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Overall volatility
3.35
Ir
Information ratio 0.17

Stock Return Volatility

MKS Instruments historical daily return volatility represents how much of MKS Instruments stock's daily returns swing around its mean - it is a statistical measure of its dispersion of returns. The firm inherits 3.3487% risk (volatility on return distribution) over a 90-day horizon. By contrast, Dow Jones Industrial accepts 0.792% volatility on return distribution over a 90-day horizon.
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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between MKS Stock performing well and MKS Instruments Company doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze MKS Instruments' multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.

Risk Metrics, Assumptions & Methodology

Volatility for MKS Instruments measures return dispersion and uncertainty over time. Return variability informs risk budgeting and diversification impact. MKS Instruments has a market cap of 14.36 B, P/E of 10.42, ROE of 11.7%.

The analytics block for MKS Instruments relies on periodic company reporting and market reference feeds, with quality checks and normalization applied before rendering. Timing can vary by data vendor. Volatility and downside metrics are estimated from historical return dispersion.

This content is curated and reviewed by:

Rifka Kats - Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board

MKS Instruments Investment Opportunity

Measured over the selected horizon, MKS Instruments carries roughly 4.24 times the return volatility of Dow Jones Industrial. That added volatility may be acceptable only if the position is expected to deliver stronger return efficiency or diversification value.You can use MKS Instruments to protect your portfolios against small market fluctuations. This price-change note interprets the latest move in the context of short-horizon trading behavior. It is most useful when combined with broader risk controls and position-sizing discipline. a normal downward trend and little activity. Check odds of MKS Instruments to be traded at $211.32 in 90 days.

Very weak diversification

Across the chosen horizon, MKSI and DJI show a correlation of 0.41 and fall into the Very weak diversification bucket. In portfolio terms, the overlap visualization shows how much shared movement remains after both positions are combined.

MKS Instruments Additional Risk Indicators

Risk analysis around MKS Instruments becomes more useful when investors review secondary indicators that can confirm, refine, or challenge the basic volatility picture. Used correctly, these measures can support both standalone risk assessment and portfolio-level hedging decisions.

MKS Instruments Suggested Diversification Pairs

Pair trading with MKS Instruments can help investors hedge some company-specific exposure by balancing a long view with an offsetting position. The key question is whether the second leg adds real hedge value instead of just creating a more complex version of the same risk.
The effect of pair diversification on risk is to reduce it, but we should note this doesn't apply to all risk types. When we trade pairs against MKS Instruments as a counterpart, there is always some inherent risk that will never be diversified away no matter what. This volatility limits the effect of tactical diversification using pair trading. MKS Instruments' systematic risk is the inherent uncertainty of the entire market, and therefore cannot be mitigated even by pair-trading it against the equity that is not highly correlated to it. On the other hand, MKS Instruments' unsystematic risk describes the types of risk that we can protect against, at least to some degree, by selecting a matching pair that is not perfectly correlated to MKS Instruments.

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