ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Bought by GM Advisory Group LLC

GM Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 197.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,647 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,746 shares during the quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $3,914,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kennebec Savings Bank boosted its holdings in ASML by 227.3% in the fourth quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC raised its position in ASML by 740.0% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC purchased a new position in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Albion Financial Group UT raised its position in ASML by 133.3% in the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the period. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Down 2.4 %

ASML stock traded down $17.84 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $716.22. The stock had a trading volume of 1,965,756 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,527,940. 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 stock has a market cap of $281.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. ASML Holding has a 12 month low of $645.45 and a 12 month high of $1,110.09. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $730.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $735.13.

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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%. Research analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company 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 payout ratio is currently 31.35%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.