Fidelis Capital Partners LLC Sells 505 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Fidelis Capital Partners LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 36.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 890 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 505 shares during the period. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $651,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Kennebec Savings Bank increased its position in ASML by 227.3% in the 4th quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT lifted 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 worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ASML. BNP Paribas began coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price target for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on 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. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of 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 given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $937.00.

ASML Trading Up 4.0 %

NASDAQ ASML traded up $28.46 on Wednesday, reaching $736.68. The company had a trading volume of 1,218,488 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,512,282. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. ASML Holding has a 52 week low of $645.45 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09. The stock has a market cap of $289.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.36, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.47. The stock's 50 day moving average is $732.50 and its 200-day moving average is $750.10.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share 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%. Equities analysts predict 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. Stockholders 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 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.