Overall, we like to see the dividend staying consistent, and we think MKS Instruments might even raise payments in the future. Companies that consistently issue new shares are often suboptimal from a dividend perspective. Trying to grow the dividend when issuing new shares reminds us of the ancient Greek tale of Sisyphus - perpetually pushing a boulder uphill. We should note that MKS Instruments has issued stock equal to 20% of shares outstanding. As a result, a large proportion of what it earned was being reinvested back into the business. However, prior to this announcement, MKS Instruments' dividend was comfortably covered by both cash flow and earnings. It would be nice for the yield to be higher, but we should also check if higher levels of dividend payment would be sustainable. View our latest analysis for MKS Instruments MKS Instruments' Earnings Easily Cover The Distributions MKS Instruments' stock price has reduced by 36% in the last 3 months, which is not ideal for investors and can explain a sharp increase in the dividend yield. While the dividend yield is important for income investors, it is also important to consider any large share price moves, as this will generally outweigh any gains from distributions. The dividend yield is 1.1% based on this payment, which is a little bit low compared to the other companies in the industry. ( NASDAQ:MKSI) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 9th of December, with investors receiving $0.22 per share.
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