647 Shares in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Acquired by Evexia Wealth LLC

Evexia Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 647 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $471,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Edgewood Management LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 43.1% during the 4th quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 3,186,667 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,208,615,000 after purchasing an additional 959,696 shares during the last quarter. Amundi increased its holdings in ASML by 4,880.5% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 335,284 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $247,019,000 after buying an additional 328,552 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in ASML by 53.4% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 807,257 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $559,494,000 after acquiring an additional 281,156 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $175,257,000. Finally, Fisher Funds Management LTD purchased a new position in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $137,386,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, DZ Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $937.00.

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ASML Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded up $19.26 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $668.81. 2,162,582 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,623,928. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $706.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $718.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $263.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. ASML Holding has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. On average, equities analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be issued a $1.5855 dividend. This is an increase from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.35%.

About ASML

ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, markets, sells, and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems for chipmakers. It offers advanced semiconductor equipment systems, including lithography, metrology, and inspection systems. The company also provides extreme ultraviolet lithography systems; and deep ultraviolet lithography systems comprising immersion and dry lithography solutions to manufacture various range of semiconductor nodes and technologies.