Freedom Day Solutions LLC Has $2.55 Million Stock Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Freedom Day Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 571.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,681 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,133 shares during the period. Freedom Day Solutions LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $2,551,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ASML. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new position in ASML during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Kennebec Savings Bank raised its position in shares of ASML by 227.3% during the fourth quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 46.9% during the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT raised its position in shares of ASML by 133.3% during the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock traded down $7.18 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $735.91. 1,027,927 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,782,454. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $289.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 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 business's 50-day moving average is $732.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $759.97.

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%. Equities research analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued a $1.5855 dividend. This is a positive change from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.35%.

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.