ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Purchased by Evergreen Capital Management LLC

Evergreen Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 25.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,428 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 2,094 shares during the quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $7,227,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ASML. Carnegie Investment Counsel increased its stake in ASML by 68.9% in the fourth quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 2,128 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,475,000 after purchasing an additional 868 shares during the period. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in ASML in the 4th quarter worth about $1,174,000. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in ASML by 36.7% in the 4th quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 26,322 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $18,243,000 after buying an additional 7,073 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in ASML by 12.2% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 9,759 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $6,764,000 after buying an additional 1,062 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alpha Cubed Investments LLC boosted its position in ASML by 33.9% in the 4th quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 81,564 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $56,530,000 after buying an additional 20,651 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Down 3.6 %

Shares of ASML stock traded down $23.26 on Monday, reaching $616.90. The stock had a trading volume of 443,011 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,622,919. ASML Holding has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $697.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $711.81. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $242.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.90 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th will be issued a $1.5855 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 28th. This is an increase from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's dividend payout ratio is 27.48%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased 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 note on Thursday, January 30th. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Susquehanna reduced their price target on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $906.00.

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.