ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eleven ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $937.00.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on ASML shares. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th.

Institutional Trading of ASML

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 305 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $211,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the period. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,208 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,223,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Trust Point Inc. boosted its stake in ASML by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 606 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $420,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Sunpointe LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Sunpointe LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $772,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Quarterback LLC grew its position in ASML by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC now owns 1,331 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $923,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

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ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock traded up $9.27 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $678.08. The stock had a trading volume of 262,120 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,621,171. ASML has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,110.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market cap of $266.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.46, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. The business's fifty day moving average is $706.22 and its 200-day moving average is $718.04.

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 (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 forecast that ASML will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th will be paid a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is a boost from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. ASML's dividend payout ratio 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.