Saturna Capital Corp grew its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 0.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 320,100 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 546 shares during the period. ASML makes up about 3.0% of Saturna Capital Corp's holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Saturna Capital Corp owned about 0.08% of ASML worth $221,855,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ASML. Kennebec Savings Bank grew its position in ASML by 227.3% during the fourth quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Albion Financial Group UT grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 133.3% in the 4th quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in ASML in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Caitlin John LLC increased its stake in ASML by 78.1% in the 4th quarter. Caitlin John LLC now owns 57 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company 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. BNP Paribas began coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 target price on the stock. Finally, DZ Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $937.00.
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ASML Stock Up 1.0 %
ASML opened at $690.21 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $271.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.18, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The business has a 50-day moving average of $732.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $742.65.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 EPS 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%. On average, research analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.
ASML Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $1.5855 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This is an increase from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's payout ratio is 31.35%.
ASML Profile
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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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