Advyzon Investment Management LLC Makes New $292,000 Investment in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Advyzon Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 422 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $292,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Carnegie Investment Counsel grew its position in ASML by 68.9% during the fourth quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 2,128 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,475,000 after buying an additional 868 shares during the period. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,174,000. Taurus Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in ASML during the third quarter worth about $16,994,000. State Street Corp boosted its position in ASML by 5.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 140,802 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $117,323,000 after acquiring an additional 7,010 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stockman Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in ASML by 7.2% during the third quarter. Stockman Wealth Management Inc. now owns 15,361 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $12,800,000 after acquiring an additional 1,032 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of ASML stock traded down $6.08 during trading on Friday, reaching $737.01. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,471,505 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,797,356. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The company has a market capitalization of $289.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.47. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $732.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $759.97. ASML Holding has a 1-year low of $645.45 and a 1-year high of $1,110.09.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued a $1.5855 dividend. This is an increase from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML's payout ratio is presently 31.35%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in 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 research report on Thursday, January 30th. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, BNP Paribas started coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 target price on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $937.00.

ASML Company Profile

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.