Americana Partners LLC Has $4.75 Million Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Americana Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 92.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 6,857 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,292 shares during the period. Americana Partners LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $4,752,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Creative Planning increased its stake in ASML by 2.6% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 26,866 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $22,386,000 after acquiring an additional 669 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in ASML by 38.1% during the 3rd quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 116 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $96,000 after buying an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 52.1% during the 3rd quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC now owns 324 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $270,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 144.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 671 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $559,000 after buying an additional 397 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in ASML by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,578 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,148,000 after buying an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas started coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $937.00.

ASML Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded down $1.71 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $743.09. The company had a trading volume of 1,184,620 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,807,336. The company has a market capitalization of $292.35 billion, a PE ratio of 35.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.47. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $731.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $760.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. ASML Holding has a one year low of $645.45 and a one year high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.67%.

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.