Pittenger & Anderson Inc. Has $12.13 Million Stock Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Pittenger & Anderson Inc. increased its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 5.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 17,497 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 893 shares during the period. Pittenger & Anderson Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $12,127,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 1.0% during 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 purchasing an additional 31,879 shares during the period. Edgewood Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 2,226,971 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,855,624,000 after acquiring an additional 70,776 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,788,280 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,239,421,000 after acquiring an additional 31,231 shares during the period. Windacre Partnership LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Windacre Partnership LLC now owns 664,100 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $553,361,000 after acquiring an additional 25,600 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 worth $4,096,410,000 after acquiring an additional 491,096 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Stock Down 0.2 %

ASML traded down $1.71 on Thursday, reaching $743.09. 1,184,620 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,807,336. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $731.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $760.09. ASML Holding has a 52-week low of $645.45 and a 52-week high of $1,110.09. The company has a market cap of $292.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.73, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal 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 dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is an increase from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is currently 25.67%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

ASML 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.