Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC boosted its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 10,636.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,865 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,829 shares during the period. Mar Vista Investment Partners LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $2,679,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. increased its stake in ASML by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 305 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $211,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 0.4% in 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 period. Trust Point Inc. increased its position in shares of ASML by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 606 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $420,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Sunpointe LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Sunpointe LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $772,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Quarterback LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC now owns 1,331 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $923,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
ASML Stock Up 0.3 %
Shares of ASML stock traded up $2.27 during trading on Friday, hitting $677.27. 1,280,834 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,638,159. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $688.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $708.52. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09. The stock has a market cap of $266.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.56, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. Equities research analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.
ASML Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be paid a dividend of $1.5855 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. This is an increase from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's dividend payout ratio is 27.48%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. DZ Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their target price on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $906.00.
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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.
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