Jacobson & Schmitt Advisors LLC Has $12.43 Million Stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Jacobson & Schmitt Advisors LLC raised its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 23.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 17,933 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,386 shares during the period. ASML accounts for approximately 2.4% of Jacobson & Schmitt Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Jacobson & Schmitt Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $12,429,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in ASML by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 3,186,222 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,654,921,000 after buying an additional 31,879 shares during the last quarter. Edgewood Management LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 3.3% in the third quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 2,226,971 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,855,624,000 after purchasing an additional 70,776 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in shares of ASML by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,788,280 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,239,421,000 after purchasing an additional 31,231 shares during the period. Windacre Partnership LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Windacre Partnership LLC now owns 664,100 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $553,361,000 after purchasing an additional 25,600 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 94,079.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 491,618 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,096,410,000 after buying an additional 491,096 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of 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. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, BNP Paribas began coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $937.00.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded down $7.33 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $735.76. 1,046,770 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,783,849. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $645.45 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $732.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $759.97. 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 cap of $289.46 billion, a PE ratio of 35.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.47.

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 for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a dividend of $1.5855 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This is an increase from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. 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.