ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) Stock Price Down 1.4% - Should You Sell?

ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) shares were down 1.4% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $645.45 and last traded at $653.10. Approximately 579,732 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 60% from the average daily volume of 1,439,947 shares. The stock had previously closed at $662.16.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley lowered ASML from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,000.00 to $790.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Susquehanna dropped their price target on ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 11th. UBS Group lowered shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on ASML from $1,207.00 to $1,148.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $970.60.

ASML Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a market cap of $255.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.51. The company's 50-day moving average is $753.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $878.72.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $5.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.24 by $0.56. ASML had a return on equity of 47.61% and a net margin of 26.40%. The company had revenue of $8.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.66 billion. Equities analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 20.77 EPS for the current year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 29th were paid a dividend of $1.407 per share. This represents a $5.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 29th. ASML's payout ratio is currently 29.21%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hilltop National Bank grew its position in shares of ASML by 1.0% in the second quarter. Hilltop National Bank now owns 975 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $997,000 after purchasing an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its stake in ASML by 1.1% during the second quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 1,134 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,159,000 after acquiring an additional 12 shares in the last quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 444 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $454,000 after acquiring an additional 12 shares during the period. First Pacific Financial raised its position in shares of ASML by 1.1% in the second quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 1,121 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,146,000 after buying an additional 12 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RMR Wealth Builders raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 2,114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,162,000 after acquiring an additional 12 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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