V Square Quantitative Management LLC Grows Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 30.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,492 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 344 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $1,051,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA boosted its stake in ASML by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA now owns 609 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $422,000 after buying an additional 178 shares during the period. Family Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in ASML by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Family Capital Management Inc. now owns 984 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $682,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the fourth quarter worth about $1,239,000. Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 54.5% during the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 170 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $118,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IMS Capital Management bought a new stake in ASML during the fourth quarter worth about $216,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their target price on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 29th. Three 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 company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $937.00.

ASML Stock Down 1.0 %

ASML traded down $7.33 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $744.22. 1,711,212 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,829,380. The stock has a market capitalization of $292.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.78, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.47. ASML Holding has a 12-month low of $645.45 and a 12-month 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 company's 50 day simple moving average is $730.26 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $760.65.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released 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 return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. Analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be paid a $1.5855 dividend. This is an increase from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.83%.

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.